Record ID: BERK-A3BE14
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three retouched bladelets, each with minimal retouch along one dorsal lateral - one flake has a slightly serrated edge. All have previous flake scar removals, while only one retains part of the bulb. All of these flakes probably date to the Neolithic period. They have a combined weight of 5.6gms.
Created on: Friday 11th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-A3A7C3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic end and side scraper made on a tertiary flake of grey-brown flint. Small flake removals and finishing retouch is restricted to the nose (distal) end and lateral edges of the dorsal surface only. The bulb and striking platform are retiained. This scraper measures 37.87mm long, 31.89mm wide and is 7.85mm thick. It weighs 11.8gms.
Created on: Friday 11th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-A38A80
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic end and side scraper made on a tertiary flake. There is some recortication evident. Thin flakes have been removed at the distal end on the scraper with the retouch extending from the nose around the lateral edge, restricted to the dorsal surface only. There has been some attempt to remove the bulb on the ventral side. This scraper measures 34.68mm long, 29.36mm wide and is 11.54mm thick. It weighs 12.2gms.
Created on: Friday 11th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: BERK-A37103
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of ten stone tool production flakes, all of a grey-brown coloured flint. The collection includes primary, secondary and tertiary flakes, with some displaying previous flake scars on their dorsal surfaces. All of these flakes probably date from the Neolithic period.
Created on: Friday 11th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-04E5A8
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead, bifacially retouched to a high standard. This arrowhead is kite shaped, after Butler p123. This arrowhead measures 23.92mm long, 12.69mm wide and is 2.82mm thick. It weighs 0.9gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-04C183
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Neolithic leaf shaped arrowhead, kite shaped (after Green, Butler p123). The arrowhead is very fine and has been bifacially retouched. There is a small notch in one side which has also been retouched, suggested the damamge was caused during the production process and is not post-depositional damage. One end of the arrowhead has broken off and this is probably post-depositional damage. This arrowhead measures 23.95mm long, 13.62mm wide and is 3.48mm thick. It weighs 1.1gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-047B75
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small quartzite hammerstone, roughly round in shape with two distinct impact points and several smaller areas of impact. The outer cortex has been battered and has flaked to reveal the inner grey-blue stone. Hammerstones are hard to date on their own, but this artefact is part of a small assemblage of late Mesolithic / Neolithic flint tools so probably dates from this period. The hammerstone measures 39.78mm in diameter and weighs 77.6gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ledwell', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: BERK-D58E82
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A frgament from a Neolithic polished flint axehead dating from c.4000-2100 BC. Polished axes are very labour intensive and are thought to have held high value during this period. Polished axes were traded throughout Britain and Western Europe. In this example only the tip survives. The flint is covered in thick white patina suggesting a chalk downland source. It measures 43.79mm long, 42.43mm wide and is 22.84mm thick. It weighs 39.8 gms.
Created on: Thursday 20th August 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: BERK-AEE185
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-circular shaped side scraper made on a secondary flake of grey-brown flint. The striking platform is identifiable and the bulb is present on the ventral surface. The retouch is restricted to one dorsal lateral. This scraper measures 33.84mm long, 28.69mm wide and is 8.75mm thick. It weighs 10.4gms and probably dates from the Neolithic period.
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2009
Last updated: Monday 11th August 2014
No spatial data available.

Record ID: BERK-E14128
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic tool, probably a side scraper of early Neolithic date. The tool is made on a secondary flake and retians c.35% cortex. The tool has been retouched bifacially along one edge. A hinge fracture can be sen at the proximal end, while the distal tip ends abruptly. The flint is semi-translucent, brown in colour with a creamy-white cortex. It is semi-circular in profile. The tool measures 35.7mm long, 24.8mm wide, 8.4mm thick and weighs 6.9gms.
Created on: Friday 3rd July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-E12DB4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chisel-type arrowhead, sub-triangular in form made on a tertiary flake. Retouch is present on both dorsal and ventral sides along the lateral edges only. The flint is a light grey in colour and displays some whiter patches of patination. This arrowhead probably dates to the early Neolithic period. The arrowhead measures 34.5mm long, 36mm wide, 3mm thick and weighs 3.7gms.
Created on: Friday 3rd July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-E10FC6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Neolithic end scraper made on a snapped secondary flake or blade. Retouch is present around the curved edge of the scraper on the dorsal side and an area of retouch on the ventral surface is small and contained to three seperate removals. The retained cortex may have aided grip during use. This end scraper measures 27.9mm long, 15.9mm wide and is 7.2mm thick. It weighs 3.6gms.
Created on: Friday 3rd July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-F71E06
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic polished stone axe fragment made of a non-local stone. The axe fragment measures approximately 42mm wide, 45mm long and 15mm thick.
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Rollright', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-F92266
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic adze or chisel. This tool has roughly parallel sides with a narrowed butt end. The cutting edge is flatter and more narrow than the rest of the body. A core tool, this artefact shows roughed-out reduction along the bifacial plane and some finishing retouch along the bilateral edges. The adze or chisel is lenticular in section and retains a small percentage of cortex on the dorsal surfaces. Some recortication may be developing. This adze or chisel measures 152.43mm in length, 35.57mm in width and is 29.83mm thick. It weighs 201.7gms.
Created on: Wednesday 10th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binfield Heath', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-00A0F3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A non-formal tool made on a tertiary flake, possibly intended to be a knife. There are three flake removals on the dorsal ridge and retouch is present on the dorsal right side and the ventral right side, but it is not uniform. The raw material is a light grey flint and some white patina is starting to form. Possibly Neolithic or Bronze Age in date.The flake measures 57.77mm long, 13.94mm wide and 8.08mm thick. It weighs 6.1gms.
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-0FC3E1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bladelet scraper on a secondary flake. The lithic is of a light brown semi-translucent flint with c. 20% cortex remaining. The dorsal side displays soft hammer percussion retouch from the proximal end along both edges. Soft hammer percussion is also visible mostly on one edge of the ventral side. This lithic probably dates from the Neolithic to Bronze Age period. It is 38.93mm in length, 25.62mm in width and is 4.67mm thick. It weighs 6.79gms.
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cuddesdon and Denton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-7EAB37
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six (6) core fragments or spent cores. Four are covered with a thick white patina over a grey core, while one other has a thin white patina coverage of c. 50% over a grey-blue flint. All are probably late Mesolithic to Neolithic in date, and they have a combined weight of 57.2gms. These lithics were found in association with other artefacts of a similar date. As with the majority of the assemblage, the grey-blue core and white cortex suggests a chalk downland flint source.
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marcham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-7C78B4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint piercer made on an irregular tertiary flake. Retouch is only present on the ventral surface around the piercing projection and half-way up both ventral surface sides. Further removals are present on the proximal dorsal end around the platform. Both the bulb and the concoidal rings are present. The raw material shows some patches of white patination over a dark grey core, suggesting a chalk downland origin, probably to the southeast towards the Ridgeway. The piercer is 31.6mm long, 18.69mm wide and 6.5mm thick and weighs 3.4gms. The piercing tip is 4.15mm in length. It is sugges…
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marcham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-7C1017
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A saw blade with serrated edges made on a secondary flake. There is a negative flake scar on the dorsal surface at the proximal end, and a hinge fracture at the distal end. The saw appears to have broken at the distal end. The raw material has a thin bluish-white patina and covers a grey-brown core. The flint probably derives from chalk downlands, the closest source being towards the Ridgeway in the southeast. The saw is 54.27mm in length, 21.4mm wide and 6.4mm thick. It weighs 7.2gms and dates to the Neolithic period, possibly the middle Neolithic.
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marcham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-7BCED5
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of forty-eight (48) core rejuvination flakes of various sizes, dating to the Neolithic period. The majority show surface removals, but none have been retouched for use as either formal or non-formal tools. The majority of the flakes are covered with a white patina covering a blue-grey core, suggesting that the raw material originated from chalk downlands. The closest source is a few miles to the southeast (towards the Ridgeway). Weights vary from 0.7gms to 7.6gms.
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marcham', grid reference and parish protected.