Record ID: LEIC-48DD27
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Palaeolithic flint hand axe, 61mm long, 48mm wide and 18mm thick. The axe is in good condition and made from brown flint, with some re-cortication, and weighs 51.26 grams. The axe is bi-facially worked and has a plano-convex cross section. It has a scraper edge, a damaged cutting edge and a curved chopping edge. Dr Kevin Leahy writes: this object appears to be a Middle Palaeolithic 'bout coupe'' handaxe and is therefore of some interest.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-2D1285
Object type: CORE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Upper Palaeolithic to Mesolithic flint core, 31mm long, 31m wide and 30mm thick with a weight of 34.6g. The flint has light greyish blue opaque patina, small exhasted core, single platform removing blades.
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 14th August 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-69B497
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Paleolithic bi-facial quartzite hand axe, 103mm long, 93mm wide and 42mm thick. The object is in good condition with an ornage patina and weighs 421 grams. The object consists of a quartzite pebble which has had fairly large removals taken off each side to produce an axe point.
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2008
Last updated: Monday 2nd May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-0534E7
Object type: CHOPPER
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Paleolithic quartzite chopper, 72mm long, 46mm wide and 40mm thick. The object is in fair condition with an orange patina. The stone has two clear removals forming a pointed surface and giving a clear cutting edge.
Created on: Monday 11th August 2008
Last updated: Sunday 9th January 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-573BE4
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Paleolithic? flint flake? 96mm long, 82mm wide and 13mm thick.The object is triangular in form and has removals around each of its three edges on one side. Possible Levallois Flake.
Created on: Monday 26th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-81D0F2
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Paleolithic flint cordate handaxe, C.120mm long and C.90mm wide. The object is in good condition and is dark grey in colour. It has been finely worked and does not appear to have any damage.
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-8CD938
Object type: CLEAVER
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower Paleolithic Acheulian bifacial flint cleaver, 138mm long, 125mm wide and 55mm thick. It weighs 1017 grams and is made from yellow lincolnshire wolds flint. It is missing about 3-4cm from its narrow end which has been lost recently. The object has one corticated side and has been bifacially worked on the edge and has unifacially worked divergent sides. It has good initial shaping in the form of longtitudinal diagonal flaking on one surface.
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-5055E7
Object type: CHOPPER
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower paleolithic pebble chopper 170mm long, 100mm wide and 60mm thick.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-2314B8
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Paleolithic flint burin, 45mm long and 13mm wide and 4mm thick. The object has a grey patina and weighs 2.84grams. It is largely rectangular in form and produced using a secondary flake with working on the upper face. It has been shaped at one end with a few careful strikes to produce a diagonally positioned edge with a sharp pointed projection at its upper edge.
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2008
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-557408
Object type: CHOPPER
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower Paleolithic quartzite pebble chopper-core, 78mm long, 46mm wide and 39mm thick. The stone weighs 171grams and has been worked from three angles to remove at least 9 flakes to form a triangular point which appears to have some wear. We refer to these as chopper-cores as we can't be certain whether the whole object is being used or the flakes are being used as cutting tools. The object is part of a growing number of Quartzite tools which are being found in this area. Leicestershire museums holds the important Waite Collection of pebble tools which was found along, the Leicest…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2013
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-989784
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Upper) to Neolithic (Later) notch on crested blade, 71mm long, 29mm wide, 6mm thick and 12.1g in weight. This notch has been created on the left lateral edge of a crested blade. The cresting is visible through the cetral part of the blade where there is also a dorsal ridge created by a single large orthogonal removal from the left. The flint is opaque and dark grey in colour. The distal end possesses a chlaky white cortex and the small butt is facetted.
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-970B3E
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Lower) to Palaeolithic (Middle) proto-biface, 112mm long, 64mm wide, 44mm thick and 306.2g in weight. Crude looking handaxe that has turned almost completely creamy white through patination. Cutting edge only down one side and rather thick, not thinned by soft hammer percussion.
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-73881E
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Upper) to Bronze Age (Early) piercer, 50mm long, 16mm wide, 5mm thick and 4.8g in weight. Made on a light chalky white opaque chert that is turning light grey through patination. The piece is made on a blade. The proximal end has been retouched to create the piercer.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-739CB4
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Lower) to Bronze Age (Later) retouched blade, 66mm long, 28mm wide, 15mm thick and 22.8g in weight. Made on a light grey opaque patinated flint/chert from a unidirectional core. The right lateral edge has received a small amount of semi-abrupt retouch on the ventral face. The butt shattered upon striking however it appears to have been perhaps facetted.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-73B584
Object type: CORE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Upper) to Neolithic (Later) discoidal core, 66mm long, 52mm wide, 33mm thick and 88g in weight. Made on a dark grey flint that has turned an opaque light grey through patination and parts are even a light blue. Poor quality flint. Worked on both surfaces.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-73D23C
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Lower) to Palaeolithic (Middle) handaxe fragment, 64mm long, 42mm wide, 19mm thick and 59.2g in weight. Made on a dark grey flint that has turned almost completely to a chalky cream through patination. Bifacially worked, this is the bottom part of a broken handaxe.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-97E1B4
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Lower) to Neolithic (Later) end scraper, 49mm long, 48mm wide, 8mm thick and 21.5g in weight. Made on a large hard hammer struck flake. The flint/chert is light brown and opaque. The distal end has been lightly retouched to form the scraper. The lower half of the dorsal face is cortical, apart from the retouch and the proximal end has 3 flake scars on it made by orthogonal removals.
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-971EC4
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Lower) to Palaeolithic (MIddle)scraper, 48mm long, 64mm wide, 18mm thick and 67.8g in weight. Made on a chert-like material that has turned almost completely dark brownish grey through patination, apart from one small area where the original mid brown colour remains. The piece has been made on a large thick flake of Palaeolithic origin and is lightly retouched along the distal end. Flake scars on the dorsal face indicate parallel flaking methods and the butt shows evidence of preparation.
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-974527
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Lower) to Neolithic (Later) flake, 37mm long, 33mm wide, 4mm thick and 8.1g in weight. Masde on an opaque mid brown patinated chert. Hard hammer struck and the butt is dihedral. Slightly serrated retouch on left lateral edge. The flake is flat, with no real pronounced ridges on the dorsal face.
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-975D22
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Lower) to Neolithic (Later) retouched flake, 58mm long, 65mm wide, 14mm thick and 66.3g in weight. Made on flint that has turned a mottled light brown colour through patination. The flake is large and thick with a wide thick dihedral butt. The striking platform possesses some abrasion and the dorsal face is flattish but does possess some flake scarring. The retouch is positioned on the straight distal end of the flake. The ventral face displays a large bulb of percussion and bulbar scar. More likely to be either Middle Palaeolithic or Neolithic.
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.