Record ID: WAW-83D70C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower Palaeolithic end scraper knapped from a quartzite Bunter cobble from the Triassic period. The scraper is a sub-oval with the ventral surface having a possibly two flake scars at the proximal end, the scar has a step fracture. The dorsal surface has flake removal at the distal end which abrupt re-touch with at least four flake removals to form the scraping edge. There are no visible hammerstone marks on the surface, but the scraper is heavily rolled, therefore the flake scar edges are very blunt and curved. The scraper measures 72.99mm long, 68.01mm wide, 33.47mm thick and …
Created on: Friday 12th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 12th July 2019
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Record ID: WAW-31F417
Object type: CHOPPER
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower Palaeolithic bi-facial chopper knapped from a quartzite cobble from the Triassic period. The chopper is an sub-oval with flakes being removed from one terminal. One face has three flake scars and the other face at least two, but the details are not clear due to encrustation on the surface. There is only one hammerstone mark visible along an edge where a flake has been removed from the other face. The chopper has been very rolled, therefore the scar edges are rounded. The chopper measures 103.71mm long, 70.71mm wide, 43.68mm thick and weighs 462g. The object has been i…
Created on: Monday 8th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-6AF492
Object type: CORE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower Palaeolithic core knapped from a Bunter cobble from the Triassic period. The core is an irregular shape and has had flakes removed from multiple faces. A large flake scar covers the majority of one surface. The rounded edge of this flake scar is rounded, whereas other flake scars are fresher. This flake is horizontal, and along one side edge there is an obliquely angled fresher flake at the terminal of the cobble. This is one flake scar of three radiating from a striking platform at this terminal. There are two other, small flake scars which are positioned at the striking platfo…
Created on: Sunday 16th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 28th June 2019
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Record ID: WAW-350073
Object type: CORE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower Palaeolithic core knapped from a Bunter cobble from the Triassic period. The core is an irregular shape and has had flakes removed from multiple faces. A large flake scar covers one surface. The striking platform for this flake removal was created by a medium sized flake being removed at right-angles. One terminal has had further flakes removed, at least three flakes which are contemporary to the first two. There is a smaller more recent flake scar at this terminal, but on the opposite face to the others. This scar has developed the same patina on the unworked surface as the oth…
Created on: Friday 14th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2019
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Record ID: WAW-0FD458
Object type: CORE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower Palaeolithic core knapped from a bunter cobble from the Triassic period. The core is an irregular shape and has had flakes removed from multiple faces. Eight flakes have been removed revealing a mid brown-grey colour with an external surface being a mid brown colour. The edges of the scars are still fresh, suggesting it has not been rolled or weathered. There are two parallel larger scars which provides the striking platform for at least four others scars which are therefore perpendicular to the larger scar forming the striking platform. At the proximal end of the larger scars, …
Created on: Wednesday 12th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2019
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Record ID: WAW-7440AD
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower Palaeolithic (c.800,000-180,000 BC) bifacially worked andesite tuff handaxe. It is pointed in form with a pointed oval in cross-section. The tip is truncated, the surface of the truncation matches that of the rest of the axe, so is therefore not recent. The butt is slightly pointed, but off-centre. Both faces have covering, low angled and scalar retouch, although one lateral edge is a single abrupt face, which may be due to damage rather than design, although the surface condition and colouring matches that of the rest of the axe. The surface of the axe shows some patinat…
Created on: Thursday 10th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 11th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: WMID1337
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
The possible flake has flake scarring on one side, which is heavily patinated. More likely to be chert than flint.
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 1999
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER BEWDLEY', grid reference and parish protected.