Record ID: NLM-AE2C6B
Object type: POLISHER
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone rubber. A water-rolled pebble with abundant black flecks to diameter 3mm, with one flattened sub-triangular surface. The object is of a size to fit snugly in the hand and may have been used for a grinding or polishing task using the flat face. The use of a probable Glacial Erratic for such purposes might be ascribed to Prehistory, or indeed any time up to the Viking Age, when the international supply of stone for specialist purposes was revived. Suggested date: Unknown, Neolithic to Early Medieval, 4000BC-AD850 Height: 42.5mm, Width: 49.2mm, Weight: 136.26gms
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cockerington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-0BCEFB
Object type: GEOLOGICAL SAMPLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A perforated stone which is probably a geological phenomenon rather than an archaeological one. It is a fine grained grey stone with sparse mica inclusions and occasional pockets of a dark grey soft and powdery material. The stone is oval in plan, with smooth and fairly flat faces and slightly rounded sides. It is water worn. In the centre is a sub-circular irregular hole right through the cobble. The hole has not been drilled - it is not circular, and the inside wall has vertical striations and ridges. These do not give a magnetic response despite some orange staining. The uneven insi…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-78D78A
Object type: LOOMWEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone object, possibly a loom weight for a warp weighted loom of uncertain date, probably Roman to Medieval. The weight, made from a fine grained light yellow stone, is a rounded cobble which is oval in plan. The edges are rounded. There is a sub-circular off-centre perforation of about 9mm diameter. Measurements are; length 67.2mm, width 51.8mm, thickness 45.4mm and weigh 154.50g. Loom weights were used to keep the vertical threads, or warp, tight on a loom during weaving while the horizontal thread, or weft, was passed through the warp. This object was fou…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-78C87B
Object type: LOOMWEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, possibly a loom weight for a warp weighted loom of uncertain date, probably Roman to Medieval. The weight, made from a fine grained light yellow stone, is roughly circular in plan though it is now very worn and has edge damage. The sides are irregular, but roughly rounded and angled. The smaller face is concave, and the larger face is uneven. There is a sub-circular off-centre perforation of about 7mm diameter. Measurements are; length 42.8mm, width 39.5mm, thickness 24.8mm and weight 51.39g. Loom weights were used to keep the vertical thread…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-78BD72
Object type: LOOMWEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, possibly a loom weight for a warp weighted loom of uncertain date, probably Roman to Medieval. The weight, made from a fine grained light yellow stone, is roughly circular in plan though it is now very worn and has edge damage. The sides are irregular, but roughly straight, and the weight is thicker at one side than the other. There is a sub-circular off-centre perforation of about 6mm diameter. Measurements are; diameter 40.6mm, thickness 27.9mm and weight 55.45g. Loom weights were used to keep the vertical threads, or warp, tight on a loom durin…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-78B071
Object type: LOOMWEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, possibly a loom weight for a warp weighted loom of uncertain date, probably Roman to Medieval. The weight, made from a fine grained light yellow stone, is roughly C shaped in plan , being broken across he central hole. It is now very worn and has edge damage. The sides are irregular, but roughly straight. One face is very flat, and the other is peaked. There is a sub-circular off-centre perforation of about 9mm diameter. Measurements are; length 51.1mm, width 44.9mm, thickness 18.8mm and weight 51.24g. Loom weights were used to keep the verti…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-789911
Object type: LOOMWEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, possibly a loom weight for a warp weighted loom of uncertain date, probably Roman to Medieval. The weight, made from a fine grained light yellow stone, is roughly C shaped in plan because it has broken across the central hole and only half or less survives. The stone is now very worn and has edge damage. The sides are irregular, but roughly rounded, and the weight is thicker at one side than the other. There is a sub-circular off-centre perforation of about 12mm diameter. Measurements are; length 50.3mm, width 29.9mm, thickness 31.6mm and weig…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-787E40
Object type: LOOMWEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, possibly a loom weight for a warp weighted loom of uncertain date, probably Roman to Medieval. The weight, made from a fine grained light grey stone, is circular in plan though it has edge damage. The sides are curved and the faces are fairly flat. There is a sub-circular central perforation of about 10mm diameter. Measurements are; diameter 69.6mm, thickness 32.8mm and weight 178.73g. Loom weights were used to keep the vertical threads, or warp, tight on a loom during weaving while the horizontal thread, or weft, was passed through the warp. Thi…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-786F12
Object type: LOOMWEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, possibly a loom weight for a warp weighted loom of uncertain date, probably Roman to Medieval. The weight, made from a fine grained light yellow stone, is roughly C shaped in plan, probably originally circular but with half missing. It is now very worn and has edge damage. The sides are irregular, but roughly straight and angled. One face is flat and one is peaked. There is a sub-circular off-centre perforation of about 14mm diameter. Measurements are; length 77.7mm, width 49.0mm, thickness 29.5mm and weight 126.95g. Loom weights were used to keep…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: WILT-E78465
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, a probable whetstone or hone stone of unknown date. The object is formed from a finely grained light brown stone with a few micaceous inclusions. It is rectangular, smooth, with rounded edges, as if manufactured, but has breaks at both ends, one at an angle to the whole block, the other a more or less straight break. It has clearly been used to sharpen different blades or other sharp objects. There is a deep, but narrow, longitudinal scar at one end of a long broad surface, suggesting repeated use to sharpen there, and a se…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1BBEBC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone spindle whorl of unknown date. Description: The object remains as just under half of the original object which would have been circular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section with an internal circular apparture measuring 16mm in diameter. The outside edge has an incised circumferential ring. The stone is pale grey. Measurements: length: 68.5mm; width: 45.5mm; thickness: 13.3mm; weight: 31.96g
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-F0EDD7
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of stone, possibly a fragment of a quern, of Roman to medieval date, (c.43 AD - 1500 AD). Description: The fragment is broadly triangular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The longer, curved edge of the triangle shape suggests the outer edge of a quern stone, though this edge is very rough. The other edges are broken. One face is worked. On the worked face, there is a dished indentation whose curved edge is parallel to the line of the curved outer edge. This indentation is probably part of the central hollow of the lower stone of a quern. There is no …
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A2AB89
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A waterworn and polished stone that may have been used as whetstone or hone stone, at an unknown date. The stone is broadly rectangular in pln and cross-section, though it is taller at one end, and that thcker end then tapers to a rounded point. The top and one side are flattened and there are faint striations, suggesting the stone may have been used. The other side is rougher and is probably natural. The base is smooth but undulating with some visible striations. The stone is fine textured and homogenous apart from the rougher face which has apparent inclusions of harder material that…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-4EF065
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone tool, possibly used as a scraper or whetstone. It is sub rectangular in shape but one of the long sides extends to form a point with the short side, the other short end is rounded. All four sides narrow to a point, which thus runs around the circumference of the object. It is not knapped but ground, the stone is possibly granite. It has an even brown patina with a granular appearance all over the surface. Dating this type of implement is difficult as whetstones were in use over a long period. An object with a similar 'bladed' side is PUBLIC-BD3717 and NLM-47EC…
Created on: Friday 3rd November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: LVPL-FCC52E
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polished whetstone or hone stone of uncertain date. The object is sub-triangular in plan and sub-rectangular in section. It is smooth and polished on each face and a series of linear scratches are visible on each side. The whetstone has been manufactured from very fine-grained, blue-grey stone. Dimensions: Length 96.4mm; width 28.3mm; thickness 15.3mm; weight 64.24g Dating of whetstones is difficult as they were used from the Bronze Age to modern times. Examples of similar whetstone which can be found on the PAS database are PUBLIC-09CFC5, PUBLIC-BD3717 and…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-66CB9D
Object type: ROOF TILE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Reddish-buff fine grained micaceous or glittering Sandstone fragment, possibly broken from a stone roof tile; all edges broken. The finder kindly notes marks on both flat sides: on the greyer side these comprise a long cross with rays projecting from its angles beside its longer bar; a similar cross with a single supplementary stroke appears on the redder side as well. The dating and significance of the markings is very uncertain, though the use of stone roof tiles might be expected from the Roman period onwards, their supply presumably depending on transport along the River Trent. Sug…
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-9AFE73
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of five perforated stone objects, consisting of three flat, possibly utilised as weights or pendants, one conical, possibly a spindle whorl, and one spherical, a fossilised sponge possibly utilised as a bead, all of unknown date. Flat objects Description: No.1: The object is is irregular, but broadly triangular in plan and broadly flat with rounded edges. It is perforated, likely drilled, near its edge with a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 4.2mm. The perforation has circular central ridge running around its circumference suggesting…
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holland-on-Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-4B8C79
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone object possibly representing a strap fitting of unknown date. The object is broadly rectangular in shape having a rectangular frame and loop with uneven edges. One long edge extends beyond the narrow edges with slight protrusions. This edge is also wider than the rest of the frame. The object is an off white colour. The object is 22.4mm long, 13.3mm wide, 4.9mm thick and weighs 4.70 grams. This object's purpose is uncertain although it shares forms with strap slides of multiple period such as , SWYOR-73FBA2, SUSS-6749E3 and DOR-8F809C or alternat…
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D432F7
Object type: TALLY
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
“Tally stone”, marked on a water worn pebble of mid-grey slightly banded, fine grained siltstone, in good sunlight, very, very fine specks of mica are visible within the stone. The twenty tallies are cut in to the lateral edge on the straighter of the two sides, they are a V cut with either a file (or similar) or cut with a sharp blade, the edges of which have rounded off slightly over the years and they appear to be a non-recent addition to the surface of the stone. The uppermost incision is 2.31 mm apart (measured from the deepest part of the cut to the next dee…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2023
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Record ID: ESS-BE7117
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete whetstone or honestone of unknown date. Description: The object made from dark grey stone. It is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular and in profile. One side is flat and the other side curves down to the thin end from about half way along the length. The butt has a V-shaped slot. Measurements: Length: 107.5mm long, 33.2mm wide, 17.7mm thick (at the butt), weight 112.96g.
Created on: Monday 10th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
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