Record ID: SOM-1F7483
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint end scraper, using a secondary flake. The tool is sub-rectangular in shape and fairly thin. It has two inward curving ridges running down the centre of the dorsal face. The butt is quite wide and thin and covered in a small layer of whitish pebble cortex. A small chip has removed the bulb of percussion on the ventral face. Possibly a small amount of retouch can be seen on both sides, which have created slight inward curves. A small amount of abrupt, long, sub-parallel retouch can also be seen on the fairly straight edge of the distal end. The flint is mid grey-brown i…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F8574
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small complete flint multi-platform core. The flint is dark brown-grey in colour, with occasional lighter speckles in places and a glossy patina. Pebble cortex remains covering a few of the surfaces. Only a few large flaking scars can be seen, suggesting that the core was not extensively worked. It is probably of Neolithic to early Bronze Age in date, 3500-1500 BC. Length: 40.29mm, Width: 38.81mm, Thickness: 24.49mm, Weight: 47.05g
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EC6D28
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint arrowhead of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. Only the tip survives. This has a rounded end and is oval in cross-section with fairly sharp edges. Both faces are covered with fine, invasive, scaled retouch. The flint is light brown in colour and slightly translucent. All faces, including the break are covered with a patchy, milky patina. Unfortunately, because the butt of the arrowhead is missing, its original form is difficult to discern and therefore it is hard to date it more closely than this. Length: 22.60mm, Width: 16.97mm, Thickness: 4.45mm, Weight: 1.61g
Created on: Monday 3rd May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9179F2
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint scraper, created from a secondary flake, probably dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. The ventral face is convex in shape with a prominent bulb of percussion and a fairly small striking platform. The dorsal face is also convex, with a large flaking scar on the left side and several smaller ones on the right. A small amount of cortex also remains in place around the middle of the right side. A small amount of long, scaled, semi-abrupt to abrupt retouch may be seen at the distal end of the dorsal face, extending down the right side sligtly. The flint is brownish in colour …
Created on: Friday 5th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Merriott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-924214
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large flint thumbnail scraper, created from a secondary flake, probably dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. The ventral face is convex in shape with a small bulb of percussion and a fairly large striking platform. The dorsal face is highly convex and is covered with with three large, main removals. A small amount of cortex also remains in place at the proximal end. A small amount of short, scaled, semi-abrupt to abrupt retouch may be seen around the curved distal end of the dorsal face. The flint is grey-brown in colour with lighter patches in places. It has a shiny patina, pa…
Created on: Friday 5th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Merriott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-925B32
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large side scraper, created from a secondary flake, probably dating to the Neolithic. The scraper is sub-ovoid in shape and very evenly shaped and carefully worked. The ventral face is slightly convex in shape with a prominent bulb of percussion. The striking platform has been removed to form a rounded end. The dorsal face is convex, becoming thicker towards the distal ned, which still has a small amount of cortex remaining on it. The dorsal face has two long flaking scars either side of a central ridge, which itself divides in two towards the distal end where a further, sub-triangular…
Created on: Friday 5th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Merriott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-92E056
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small fragment of flint knapping debitage, probably dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Tertiary flake. A few flaking scars on the dorsal face, plus diffuse bulb and ripple lines in the ventral suggest that this is the remains of flint working rather than a naturally occuring phenomenon such as a 'pot lid' fracture. Length: 27.69mm, Width: 24.82mm, Thickness: 6.58mm Weight: 4.77g
Created on: Friday 5th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Merriott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-937838
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint knife probably of Neolithic date. Secondary flake. Fairly long, thin shape, curving slightly to a point at the distal end. The very tip of the point appears to have broken away. The ventral face is convex, largely unworked, with a few removals around the edges. A portion of pebble cortex remains on surface. The bulb has been removed. The dorsal face is has covering, scaled retouch accross its extent. The flint is dark brown in colour. Length: 57.79mm, Width: 35.83mm, Thickness: 10.12mm Weight: 26.28g
Created on: Friday 5th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Merriott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-FEDB38
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large flint scraper of Neolithic or early Bronze Age date. The object is roughly semi-circular in form. It has a wide butt and prominent bulb, suggesting that a large, hard hammer was used in its production. The flint is very poor quality and mostly inner cortex. The dorsal face has three primary flaking scars on its surface and several laminar fractures around the proximal end. The distal end still has rough outer cortex remaining towards the left side. The right side has a number of low angle, short, parallel removals. Length: 61.53mm, Width: 47.90mm, Thickness: 17.43 Weight:
Created on: Wednesday 10th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cannington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F788A2
Object type: AWL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint awl or piercer of probable Neolithic date. The proximal end is unworked and retains the outer, rounded pebble cortex. Above this on the dorsal face are three long, thin, parallel flaking scars. The distal end has then been worked to a point by retouching both edges from around the mid-point onwards. The object therefore has a rounded butt with a long, thin piercer extending from this, curving downwards slightly and tapering a little towards the end. The tip is blunt and this probably the result of damage following deposition. The flint is dark grey-brown in colour, growing ligh…
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cattistock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F3367
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small fragment of flint working debitage, probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Two long flakes removed from the right side as far as the distal end may have been removed to sharpen the edges, allowing the object to be used as a scraper. The flint is dark grey-brown in colour with a shiny patina. Length: 32.43mm, Width: 18.74mm, Thickness: 5.86mm Weight: 3.31g
Created on: Wednesday 24th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F5F55
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small fragment of flint working debitage, probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. The flint is light brown in colour and some pebble cortex remains on the dorsal face. Length: 23.97mm, Width: 21.47, Thickness: 5.67mm Weight: 2.31g
Created on: Wednesday 24th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1FD985
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete flint leaf-shaped arrowhead, dating to the early Neolithic. The object is very finely worked on both faces, with numerous small removals. It is roughly leaf-shaped but asymetrical, as one side of the butt end curves inwards slightly. Both ends taper gently to a point, but the points are missing. The flint is light grey in colour, with small patches of milky patination and brown staining on both faces. Length: 29.67mm, Width: 17.73mm, Thickness: 3.28mm Weight: 1.46g
Created on: Wednesday 24th June 2009
Last updated: Monday 20th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D3C8C7
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint implement, created on a secondary flake. Probably a scraper and notched-flake, but possibly an unusually shaped arrowhead. Sub-triangular in shape, the object does look rather like a crude or damaged Neolithic arrow-head. However, it is complete, apart from a missing tip to the distal end and would probably be too mishapen to function as an arrow head. Neither does it fit in well to the standard typology of arrowheads from this period. A small amount of cortex remains to the right of the distal end of the dorsal face. Semi-abrupt to low angle, invasive, scaled retouch can…
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D3F0E7
Object type: BORER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint piercer or borer. The borer has been created on a long-thin, tertiary flake. The dorsal face is convex and covered with four long flaking scars. At the proximal end a small spur has been created by removing a concave section to the left. The flint has a milky patina, but this is missing where removals have created the spur, suggesting that an earlier flake may have been reused. The implement is probably of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date, though the flake may be earlier.
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D60F63
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable flint side scraper. The object has a large, wide butt covered with chalky cortex. Both faces of convex. The dorsal face is quite rough, uneven and covered with small flaking scars, suggesting that it may be a rejuvenation flake from a core. The ventral face, however, is covered with fine, small removals and invasive, sub-parallel, low angle retouch along the left edge, suggesting that the flake has then been made into a scraper. It is probably of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. Length: 35.96mm, Width: 31.12mm, Thickness: 19.99mm, Weight: 22.3g
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3DB452
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Produced on a tertiary flake. The object has a convex dorsal face, with a ridge running down its centre. The proximal end is has been worked to a point, removing most of the striking platform, and the distal end rounded. Perhaps the pointed proximal end was also used as a tool. Sporadic semi-abrupt to low angle, short to long, sub-parallel retouch can be seen along the left edge of the dorsal face. The right edge of the ventral face has low angle, short, subparallel retouch along its extent. The distal end of the dorsal face has been rounded using crossed abrupt to abrupt, long, subpar…
Created on: Monday 30th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3DD471
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint scraper, produced on a long, tertiary flake. The dorsal face has four long, thin flaking scars. The ventral face has a prominent bulb, but the striking platform is missing due to retouch. The right edge of the ventral face has sporadic low angle, very short, subparallel retouch. The upper right edge of the dorsal face has semi-abrupt, short, scaled retouch. This continued around the ventral end, becoming more abrupt here. The lower left edge of the dorsal face also has semi-abrupt, short, scaled retouch. The proximal end of the dorsal face has been shaped to a point using low ang…
Created on: Monday 30th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chardstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3DE531
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Produced on a tertiary flake. The object is roughly ovoid in form, bur with a pointed ventral end. The dorsal face has two primary removals either side of a central ridge. With a further long, thin removal along the right edge, and several crude, small ones along the left edge towards the proximal end. There is wide, semi-abrupt, long, parallel retouch along the curved distal end, interspersed with occasional patches of small, short, scaled removals. The flint is brown-grey in colour, with a milky patina in places and speckled with lighter patches. The object is probably of Neolithic t…
Created on: Monday 30th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chardstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-117E07
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Side and end scraper, produced on a secondary flake. When viewed from the dorsal face, the object has a fairly straight left side with an outwards curving proximal end and right side. On the ventral face the platform is small and the bulb fairly prominent. The dorsal face has a ridge running its length towards the left side. To the left of this ridge, towards the distal end, is a small amount of semi-abrupt, invasive, stepped retouch, with some shorter, subparallel retouch at the very edge. There is further semi-abrupt, long, scaled retouch along the curved distal end reaching along th…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chardstock', grid reference and parish protected.