Record ID: SUSS-AD2213
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, flint, neolithic scraper or knife, 4500-2500BC. The object is a tertiary flake with a longitudinal dorsal ridge form by two larger flake scars. The proximal end of the flake has been truncated and worked on both faces to remove the bulb of percussion and also to create a chamferred edge. The long edges of the object have been retouched with short, scaled, abrupt retouch to create a tool edge. The flint is a, transluscent, dark brown in colour.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-AC7508
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A neolithic, flint, thumb scraper, 4500-2500BC. The object is a tertiary flake, with no remaining cortex, it probably represents the distal end of a long blade that has been snapped and used to form the scraper. Along one edge there is short, abrupt, scaled retouch. The other edge has an abrupt edge and the proximal end has a sharp right angled termination from the break. It is possible that this is the broken end of a sickle blade.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-9B36FD
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, neolithic, flint, scraper, 4500-2500 BC. The object is triangular in shape with cortex remaining on the dorsal face approx 70% coverage. There are some flake scars on this face from the shaping process. The ventral face is a single large bulb of percussion with a single striking platform. The retouch along the tool edge is short, scaled and abrupt. It is predomnantly on the dorsal face with a few retouch removals on the ventral face.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-BA5BDD
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, flint, oblique arrowhead, later neolithic in date, 4500-2000 BC. The arrowhead is made from a milky white flint and is a single barbed arrowhead. The barb is long and cresent shaped, emerging from one side of the triangular head. The tip of the arrow has been lost, probably in antiquity as the break is patinated. Thewhole object is triangular in shape with a single barb. There is long, scaled retouch that is intrusive and has been used to shape the piece giving it a narrow oval cross section. Examples of similar single barb arrowheads can be found in Butler 2005, fig.66…
Created on: Wednesday 27th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-8F99D0
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint, thumbnail scraper with burrin point, neolithic, 4500-2500BC. The scraper is discoidal in shape, it is a tertiary flake that has recortified. There is a pronouced bulb of percussion and significant retouch. The retouch is short, abrupt, and scaled. Next to the striking platform on the left of the dorsal face there is an area of retouch removals that has resulted in the formation of a burrin point.
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-5502F8
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic to Bronze Age flint thumbnail scraper, dating to the period c.3000-1500 BC. The flake is teardrop shaped with a rounded distal end, tapering towards the proximal striking platform. There is a small bulb-of-percussion. The scraper has been retouched around the distal end of the flake; this retouch changes from long to short, varying with the thickness of the flake, and is scaled and abrupt. The tool is wedge shaped in cross section. Length: 42.06mm Width: 31.08mm Thickness: 10.53mm Weight: 13.35g
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-515D57
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic to Bronze Age flint fabricator, dating to the period c.4500-1500 BC. The tool is formed from a thick blade of brown flint. The dorsal edges have been retouched all the way around, rounding the proximal end and removing the striking platform. The distal end has been worked to produce a point to the right side of the dorsal face. All of the retouch is short, scaled and abrupt. There is some retouch to the left-hand side of the ventral face. Length: 46.3mm Width: 21.99mm Thickness: 8.94mm Weight: 11.68g
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-4FD58A
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Neolithic to Bronze Age flint scraper, dating to the period c.3000-1500 BC. The object is teardrop shaped with a broad distal end. It is a tertiary flake with a deep step on the ventral side, approximately 10mm above the distal terminal. There is no obvious bulb-of-percussion but the proximal end has a number of small flakes that may be from the striking. The distal end has been retouched with short, scaled, abrupt retouch. Length: 52.83mm Width: 41.02mm Thickness: 9.2mm Weight: 18.65g
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-398A0B
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, Late Neolithic-Bronze Age, flint, end scraper, 3500-1500BC. The tool is made from a thin flake of flint that has been broken from a longer blade flake as the top is sharply truncated. It is a tertiary flake with no remaining cortex. The distal end has been retouched on the dorsal face with abrupt, short, scaled retouch. This continues a short way up the sides of the flake. The ventral face is smooth and the whole flake has a slight curve. Length: 33.11mm Width: 31.55mm Thickness: 3.41mm Weight: 6.21g
Created on: Wednesday 28th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 29th June 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-384CC3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic - Bronze Age, flint, scraper, 3500-1500BC. A small edge scraper, with long, scaled, abrupt retouch along the left dorsal edge. The flake is a secondary flake with a small piece with some platform preparation around the striking platform.
Created on: Wednesday 28th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 29th June 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-36F897
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, late neolithic-Bronze Age, flint, thumbnail, scraper, 3500-1500BC. The scraper is a primary flake which is, thick and roughly circular. The flint is dark brown in colour with the cortex covering more than 50% of the dorsal surface. The ventral surface is a smooth bulb of percussion with the striking platform at the proximal end. The flake has been retouched around the distal end with large, long, abrupt, scaled retouch. Length: 37.78mm Width: 33.29mm Thickness: 15.59mm Weight: 22.02g
Created on: Wednesday 28th June 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-279105
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late neolithic-Bronze Age, flint, scraper 3500-1500BC. The flint is grey/brown, it is a tertiary flake with a broad bulb of percussion. There is short, abrupt, scaled retouch around the distal end of the dorsal face to form the working surface. The proximal end has the striking platform, with a thin flake removed from the top of the bulb of percussion on the ventral face, probably from the striking. The dorsal face is marked by multidirectional removal scars and an abrupt indentation caused by a previous hinge fracture. Length: 42.09mm Width: 35.03mm Thickness: 9.25mm Weight: 18.65g
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 29th June 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-26C0B5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, Neolithic - Bronze Age, Flint scraper, 4500-2000.BC. The flint is predominantly light grey. There is a a longitudinal dorsal ridge formed by two flake scars. The distal end of the object has been rounded by short, abrupt, scaled retouch on to the dorsal face. There is some additional retouch on the left side of the ventral face. The striking platform has been removed with a clean break at the proximal end of the flake.
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-D4C246
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Neolithic polished flint axehead. The axehead has been severely damaged, with numerous flakes having been removed from the polished surface so that only part remains. Of the axehead, only the cutting end remains, with the bulk of the object lost. It is possible that the axehead has been reused at a later date to provide flakes. The axehead is oval in cross section. It tapers sharply from its original width to a triangular butt that has been created through knapping the object down. Length: 71.39mm Width: 56.5mm Thickness: 26.35mm Weight: 108.5g
Created on: Sunday 11th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-CE3D32
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flint scraper, c.4500-2351 BC. The scraper is a tertiary flake with three prominent flake scars on the dorsal side. The ventral face has a large bulb-of-percussion but no evident rippling. Both edges of the flake show signs of short scaled retouch. The flint is dark brown grey with a lighter grey imperfection on the ventral face.
Created on: Thursday 30th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 28th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-07FA64
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete a retouched flint flake, possibly Neolithic in date. 4000-1500BC. The flint is triangular in shape and also in cross section. It tapers away from the striking platform and has a longitudinal ridge on the dorsal side. The ventral side has marked rippling and a pronounced bulb of percussion. Along both edges are signs of short scaled retouch providing cutting edges for the point. Length: 39.93mm Width: 16.68mm Thickness: 8.41mm Weight: 4.8g
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-079C45
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage, possibly Neolithic in date, 4000-1500.BC. The flake is leaf shaped with a small bulb of percussion and a hinge fracture on the two widest edges. There is no sign of working on the piece suggesting that it is simply a waste flake, though some striations alon one of the edges may be evidence of use wear. Length: 31.69mm Width: 39.13mm Thickness: 2.49mm Weight: 3.99g
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-06CB43
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A mesolithic-neolithic, tertiary flint flake terminating in a hinge fracture break, 8000-2000BC. The flake has a rounded top with some platform preparation and a small bulb of percussion on the ventral side. The dorsal side has numerous flake scars from previous removals. The flake widens towards the distal end until it terminates in an abrupt break, possibly caused by a hinge fracture or by a weakness in the flint. It widens from 4.66mm to 11.5mm. The flint is a pale grey colour. Length: 64.71mm Width: 35.02mm Thickness: 11.5mm Weight: 28.73g
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-069B4B
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete mesolithic-Neolithic flint blade, 8000-2000BC. Blade is made from pale grey flint, the ventral side has a small bulb of percussion and some shallow rippling. The dorsal side is covered in longitudinal flake scars. This is a tertiary flake removed from a core. There are some small concoidal removals along one edge perhaps damage from use or deliberate working. Length: 77.21mm Width: 29.17mm Thickness: 8.57mm Weight: 22.94g
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-BC5FA5
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete flint knife blade, Early Neolithic, 4500-3500 BC. Made of blue black flint, the knife is unmodified with signs of heavy use wear on both sides. The platform and bulb of percussion are intact.
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Petworth', grid reference and parish protected.