Record ID: WMID-345CF2
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tiny flint artefact, probably a microlith. The tool may have been formed from a snapped bladelet using the microburin technique. It is likely that this flint would have been one part of a composite tool or weapon which utilised many other small flints, quite possibly an arrow. The flint is grey to white in colour. It measures 13.59 mm long, 2.88 mm wide, 1.3 mm thick and weighs 0.1 grams. It is triangular in section.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-A0D9D2
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake, apparently retouched to form a scraper. Cortex remains on one face. There appears to be a small amount of pressure flaking at the distal end to form a scraping edge. The flint measures 46.23 mm long, 24.14 mm wide, 17.17 mm thick and weighs 13.9 grams. The flint is a cream to grey/brown colour with a small area of pink cortex remaining. Other Mesolithic material from the area suggests this flint may also of this date.
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 17th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-A17097
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake, probably Mesolithic in date. There is possibly some retouch along one of its edges. The flint is a cream colour and has a small part of cortex remaining. It measures 50.37 mm long, 30.18 mm wide, 10.3 mm thick and weighs 11.1 grams.
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 17th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-A21CC3
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake, probably Mesolithic in date. It has possible deliberate notching along its edges and one edge of the tip may have been truncated to allow it to be used as a burin. The butt of the flake is cortical. The flint measures 40.21 mm long, 26.94 mm wide, 12.3 mm thick and weighs 10.5 grams. The flint is grey in colour.
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 17th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-A275D4
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper or knife, probably Mesolithic in date. Cortex has been left on part of the flake, probably to facilitate comfortable handling of the tool. The flint is 'boomerang' shaped, and there is some retouch along the inwardly curving edge. The tool was probably intended to be held with the thumb held over the concaved ventral face allowing the tool to be used comfortably as a scraper or knife. The flint is a pale cream in colour, with grey patches and some pink/grey cortex. It measures 38.48 mm long, 19.76 mm wide, 9.62 mm thick and weighs 3.8 grams.
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 17th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-A2BD23
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake, probably Mesolithic in date. What appears to be retouch along one edge is probably more recent damage as there is a clear discrepancy between the brown/ochre patina of the surface of the flake and the grey patina at this edge. It measures 38.88 mm long, 17.07 mm wide, 8.68 mm thick and weighs 4.7 grams.
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 17th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-A39CF5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable flint scraper or knife, most likely to be Mesolithic in date. Cortex has been left on part of the flake, probably to facilitate comfortable handling. Just above the cortex. the flake has been worked to remove a thumb shaped notch, once again, probably to make it more comfortable to hold. On the opposite edge a series of notches have been removed by pressure flaking from the ventral surface. This edge is sharp and may have served as a knife or a notched tool, possibly for stripping bark from wood. The flint is pale cream to grey in colour, with brown patches and some pink c…
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 17th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-309CB5
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake, probably Mesolithic in date. The flake does not appear to have been deliberately retouched along either lateral edge. There may be retouch at the distal end, although it is possible that this occurred whilst the flake was still attached to the core. The flake is slightly cortical at the proximal end. The flint used is a pale cream colour with small brown inclusions. It measures 44.07 mm long, 15 mm wide, 7.61 mm thick and weighs 4.9 grams.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-33F2A7
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Mesolithic flint blade, with retouch in the form of notches on the left lateral edge (when held with the dorsal side facing). These notches may have been used for stripping bark during the creation of arrow shafts, although they could equally have had many other functions. Some cortex remains on the edges of the flint. The flint has a pale cream patina with grey/brown inclusions. It measures 41.35 mm long, 18.44 mm wide, 4.46 mm thick and weighs 3.9 grams. It is trapezoidal in section.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-349E26
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint flake. The flake may have some retouch at the proximal end, although it is also possible that this is associated with prepration of the striking platform on the core prior to the knapping of the flake. There appears not to be any further evidence for retouch. The flint has a cream patina. It is sub-triangular in section and measures 19.91 mm long, 6.78 mm wide, 1.77 mm thick and weighs 0.2 grams.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-351F01
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint bladelet. The flint does not appear to have been retouched after having been struck from its core. The flint used is a pale cream to grey in colour. It is sub-triangular in section and measures 28.58 mm long, 11.25 mm wide, 3.32 mm thick and weighs 1.0 grams.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-35A387
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint bladelet. It appears to have been broken in prehistory, as there is a break with a patina which matches that visible on the exterior of the rest of the flint. It is possible that this break was deliberate as part of the manufacture of a microlith using the microburin technique, though this is far from certain. The remains of the bladelet measure 26.01 mm long, 10.97 mm wide, 5.43 mm thick and weighs 1.3 grams. It is triangular in section and grey in colour with cream patches.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-362732
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint blade. It has been retouched with a notch towards the butt end of the left lateral edge (when held with the dorsal side facing) and also at the distal end. Both areas of retouch were perhaps designed to perform scraping functions. The blade measures 38.77 mm long, 12.51 mm wide, 3.92 mm thick and weighs 1.8 grams. The ventral face is slightly concaved and the blade is trapezoidal in section. the flint has a pale grey to brown patina, revealing a dark grey where it has been retouched.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-369991
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Mesolithic tool, probably a scraper made from a flake. The butt of the flake is largely cortical, with the bulb of percussion just below this cortex on the ventral face. On the dorsal face, just above the cortex at the proximal end, the flake has been extensively worked with invasive retouch, possibly to form a scraping edge. Alternatively, this end may have been reworked to form a blunted ege to allow the flint to be held more comfortably, and it may have been the opposite end which was intended for use as a tool. Here, a notch has been removed and there is some further re…
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-36F7E4
Object type: DENTICULATE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Mesolithic microdenticulate on a flake. The flake is sub triangular in shape and has a series of tiny notches removed from one lateral edge, forming a saw-like edge. Much of the dorsal face of the flake is cortical. The tool would probably have been used in a sawing motion to cut through tough animal or vegetable products. It is lozenge form in section. It measures 28.32 mm long, 19.01 mm wide, 5.42 mm thick and weighs 2.1 grams.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-372B93
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Mesolithic flint microlith. The tool has not been formed using the microburin technique, but rather appears to have been struck directly from a core, as a striking platform and bulb of percussion are visible. The flint is probably part of what was once a composite tool or weapon, possibly an arrow, which would have utilised many such flints mounted into a shaft. It measures 10.63 mm long, 3.92 mm wide, 1.58 mm thick and weighs less than 0.1 grams. It is sub-triangular in section. The flint is a pale cream in colour.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-376615
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic notched blade. There are two notches and further retouch along the left lateral edge (when held with dorsal side facing). The opposite lateral edge has also been subject to some retouch. It is uncertain whether both sides would have had a function, or whether one would have been hafted. However, given that both sides have been subject to retouch they may have fulfilled different functions. The flint is pale grey in colour. It measures 27.33 mm long, 11.07 mm wide, 3.89 mm thick and weighs 1.1 grams. It is sub-triangular in section.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-37B022
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible late Neolithic or early Bronze Age flint oblique arrowhead. The flint is roughly arrowhead shaped, and appears to have a possible barb and tang. However, these do not appear to have been deliberately fashioned through retouch, and the shape of the flint may be accidental. The dating and function of the flint is further called into question given that significant quantities of Mesolithic flints have been recovered from the same area. The tip of the flint is missing, and a difference between the patina at the break and the rest of the flint indicates that this break is relat…
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-37EED1
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint blade. There appears to be partial retouch along each lateral edge. The flint is a cream to grey in colour, orange in places. It measures 28.28 mm long, 12.9 mm wide, 3.83 mm thick and weighs 1.2 grams. It is sub-triangular in section.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-381E07
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Mesolithic flint tool, probably an end scraper formed from a flake. There is no retouch along the lateral edges, but there is a small amount of retouch applied from the ventral surface at the distal end of the flake. The flint is a pale grey to white in colour. It is sub-trapezoidal in section. It measures 33.8 mm long, 19.8 mm wide, 5.51 m thick and weighs 3.7 grams.
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
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