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    • Primary material:Flint

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Record ID: DENO-33013D
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A Mesolithic microlith (8000 - 4000 BC). Made on white, opaque flint (tertiary flake), sub-rectangular in shape, parallel-sided, and triangular in cross-section. Dorsal face: short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch. Ventral face: no retouch. 30.2mm long, 8.3mm wide, 2.6mm thick. 0.63g.
Created on: Sunday 14th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th August 2019
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Record ID: DENO-32D5DB
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead (4000 - 2300 BC). Triangular in shape with a rounded base, and made from light brown, translucent flint (tertiary flake). D-shaped in cross-section. Dorsal face: invasive, scaled, low angle retouch. Ventral face: short, sub-parallel, low angle retouch. 24.7mm long, 15.6mm wide, 3.1mm thick. 1.13g.
Created on: Sunday 14th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th August 2019
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Record ID: DENO-60CCE4
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
A flint Neolithic polished axehead (c.4000-c.2200 BC). The axehead is patinated with a variety of different colours, including pale grey, light beige, dark grey-brown and orangey-brown. The axehead has a wide curving blade and tapers towards a square-ended butt. It has a thick pointed oval cross-section. Overall, the axehead measures 151.3 mm, 66.2 mm wide, 38.2 mm thick. It weighs 424.77 g. The axehead has some damage along the its top and bottom edges, but the patina on the damaged areas is the same as the polished areas indicating that the damage is ancient.
Created on: Monday 24th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 3rd November 2017
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Record ID: DENO-474052
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Debitage, flake, probably Neolithic to Iron Age, c. 4000 - c. 1 BC. Translucent grey flint with dark grey inclusions, Tertiary blade, high bulb of percussion. Short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch on dorsal face along right hand edge. Length 21.4mm; Width 24.3mm; Thickness 4.7mm; Weight 9.63g
Created on: Thursday 11th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 12th May 2017
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Record ID: DENO-07C89A
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Debitage, blade, possibly early Neolithic 4,000-2,700 BC. Translucent pale grey flint, secondary blade, low bulb of percussion. No retouch. 43.8mm long, 22.9mm wide and 6.5mm thick. It weighs 4.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Record ID: DENO-764326
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Incomplete debitage, flake, probably Neolithic to Bronze Age, c.4000-800 BC. Transluscent brown flint. Primary flake, high bulb of percussion. No retouch. Length 30.9mm long, 36.2mm wide, 8.2mm thick. Weight 7.26g.
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 15th July 2016
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Record ID: DENO-8165BD
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete lancolate flint leaf arrowhead, consisting of the tip. Early Neolithic c.4000-c.3300 BC. The flint is a tertiary flake, translucent grey-brown towards the point, white/off-white patination towards the base. Both faces have covering, scaled, low-angle retouch. It is 21mm long, 13mm wide and 3mm thick.
Created on: Saturday 2nd July 2016
Last updated: Monday 4th July 2016
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Record ID: DENO-6DE046
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A chert retouched flake of Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c.10,000-1,500 BC). Chert, opaque black/dark grey. Irregular triangular shape. Tertiary flake. Invasive, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch on dorsal face. Flake scars visible on ventral face. Overall, the object measures 50.3mm long, 39.0mm wide and 27.9mm thick. It weighs 45.36g. The flake appears to have been retouched for use as a knife.
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Record ID: DENO-491A1B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: City of Derby
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Debitage. A flint Neolithic to Bronze Age (c.4,000-c.1000 BC) flake. Flint, translucent light brown to mid-grey. Fine grained. Secondary flake. Dorsal face has one flake scar struck at 90 degrees to striking platform and the rest (20-25%) covered with cortex. patches of iron staining. Ventral face has prominent bulb of percussion. No retouch. Overall, the object measures 27.1mm long, 19.2mm wide and 5.0mm thick. It weighs 2.34g.
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
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Record ID: DENO-C68A49
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Flint rounded scraper of Neolithic to Bronze Age date (c.4000-c.800 BC). Flint, opaque variety of light, medium and dark grey patination across whole surface with some mottled very light grey patches. Fine grained. Tertiary flake. Short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch around most of edge on dorsal face, with some areas of stepped and scaled retouch. 39.4mm long, 34.5mm wide and 7.0mm thick. 8.95g.
Created on: Monday 1st June 2015
Last updated: Friday 5th June 2015
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Record ID: WILT-8BE810
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of a flint Neolithic (c.4000-2350 BC) polished axehead. Only the cutting end survives. The break is old and at a diagonal angle to the cutting edge. The fragment measures 38.7mm long, 64.2mm wide and 24.5mm thick. It weighs 56.68g. The fragment is lenticular in section. The axehead has been completely polished by grinding. The surface of the axehead is almost completely covered in white and pale grey patination (including along the broken edge). More recent damage is slightly darker in colour. There are patches and lines of iron staining on both faces.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milton-under-Wychwood', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: WILT-DCFFA4
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A struck flint reworked flake dating to the Neolithic Period (c.4000-2350 BC). There are multiple flake removal scars on both faces. The flint has a pale grey patination covering 90% of its dorsal face and almost 100% of its ventral face. The dark grey original colour shows is revealed by more recent damage. There are circular patches of iron staining on both faces.
Created on: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricklade', grid reference and parish protected.


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