Record ID: WMID-CAFC87
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint blade. The flint has partial retouch along its right lateral edge (when held with dorsal side facing). This may have been to make the flint more comfortable to hold. The left lateral edge has no retouch but is naturally quite sharp, so this edge may have been used as a cutting blade. The distal end of the blade is cortical. The bulb of percussion is clearly visible at the proximal end on the ventral face. The ventral face is a dark grey in colour with cream to white inclusions. The left side of the dorsal face is a cream to white colour, whilst the right is a dark g…
Created on: Thursday 1st July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st July 2010
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Record ID: WMID-CAEF96
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint blade. The blade does not appear to have been subject to further retouch after having been struck from its core. The bulb of percussion and bulb scar are clearly visible at the butt of the blade, on the ventral side. The dorsal face has negative removal scars where other flakes were removed from the core previously. The tip of the blade is missing, and judging by the even patina this is an ancient break. The flint is a pale cream colour with small orange to brown inclusions. The flint is broadly triangular in section. It measures 35.4 mm long, 15.4 mm wide, 6.5 mm t…
Created on: Thursday 1st July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st July 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-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-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-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-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-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: HESH-E5B281
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped flint blade - possible knife or side scraper of late Mesolithic or early Neolithic date (6500-3000 BC). The artefact is formed from a flint blade which is broadly sub-rectangular in plan (having curved / convex and concave long edges) and oval in cross section. The blade has been taken from a core which has not been worked extensively, as a substantial area of cortex (external rind) is present on one edge. The striking platform for the blade is present on the upper edge; the bulb of percussion and conchoidal ripples are present on the ventral / lower face. The upper / dorsal f…
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2010
Last updated: Friday 15th October 2010
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Record ID: NARC-BDA422
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic blade. The blade measures 23.85 mm long, 12.98 mm wide, 3.94 mm thick and weighs 1.3 grams. It is triangular in section. The blade appears to have been snapped at its proximal end, although based on the even patina on the flint this is an ancient break. The left lateral edge is still sharp, whilst the right edge has been blunted using retouch from the dorsal face, presumably to facilitate comfortable handling of the blade. A ridge, parallel to the lateral edges, runs down the centre of the blade. The flint is a pale cream colour.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2010
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Record ID: NARC-BD4930
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken Mesolithic blade. The remains of the blade measure 20.0 mm long, 11.62 mm wide, 3.14 mm thick and weighs 0.7 grams. It is trapezoidal in section. A different colour in the patina at the break suggests that the break occurred sometime after the original deposition of the flint. 
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2010
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Record ID: NARC-BC5551
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic blade. The blade was probably a waste piece, although there is some slight retouch on the left lateral edge at the proximal end. It measures 53.48 mm long, 17.21 mm wide, 9.62 mm thick and weighs 6 grams. It is sub-triangular in section, with a central ridge which is parallel to the lateral edges. A large amount of cortex remains on the dorsal face, particularly around the central ridge.  The flint is a dark grey colour with cream to white inclusions and a cream coloured cortex.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2010
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Record ID: NARC-BBF6B3
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic blade. The blade was probably a waste piece, although there is very possible retouch on the left lateral edge at the distal end. It measures 26.68 mm long, 7.53 mm long, 4.29 mm thick and weighs 0.8 grams. It is sub-triangular in section, with a central ridge which is almost parallel to the lateral edges. It is slightly convexed on the ventral face. The flint has a pale grey patina.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2010
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Record ID: NARC-BB80A3
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic notched blade. The blade is sub-rectangular in shape and measures 25.44 mm long, 12.52 mm wide and 3.83 mm thick. It weighs 1.6 grams. A notch is located on the right lateral edge near to the proximal end of the blade, applied using pressure flaking from the ventral face. A further smaller notch is situated mid way up the left lateral edge, this time applied from the ventral surface. The lack of an obvious bulb of percussion suggests that the blade was snapped, and based on the even patina at the break this probably occurred in prehistory. The flint has a pale cream to gr…
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2010
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Record ID: NARC-2E3085
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint blade. The blade may have some slight retouch on its left lateral edge. It is partly cortical, with some brown cortex remaining on the right edge. The rest of the flint is pale cream in colour. It measures 28.2 mm long, 10.61 mm wide, 3.44 mm thick and weighs 1.1 grams. It is trapezoidal in section.
Created on: Thursday 6th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th May 2010
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Record ID: NARC-84BBB2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint blade. The blade is long and thin, with possible retouch at the right hand lateral edge at the distal end and some retouch on the left lateral edge on the proximal half. It measures 30.8 mm long, 9.51 mm wide, 4.35 mm thick and weighs 1.1 grams. It is triangular in section. The flint is a pale grey colour.
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th April 2010
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Record ID: NARC-073253
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint blade. After striking from the core the blade appears to have undergone retouch down part of its central ridge. There is also some retouch on the left corner of the butt. The flint is white to pale grey in colour. It measures 25.39 mm long, 10.8 mm wide, 5.47 mm thick and weighs 1.3 grams. It is sub-trapezoidal in shape.
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2010
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Record ID: NARC-04DBC7
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint bladelet. The bladelet does not appear to have been subject to further retouch after having been struck from its core. It is trapezoidal in shape and measures 17.64 mm long, 5.74 mm wide, 2.42 mm thick and weighs 0.3 grams. The flint is white to pale grey in colour.
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2010
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Record ID: NARC-0140F2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint bladelet. It is 22.58 mm long, 6.09 mm wide, 3.83 mm thick and weighs 0.5 grams. There is some retouch on the right lateral edge, applied from the ventral surface. The flint is pale grey to white colour with small brown inclusions.
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2010
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Record ID: NARC-473613
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint broken bladelet. The artefact is mostly not retouched, suggesting that it is not itself a microlith, however retouch to the right lateral edge at the break may suggest it was broken during mircolith manufacture using the microburin technique. It is triangular in section with a ridge running down the dorsal face. It measures 14.49 mm in length, 6.73 mm wide, 2.3 mm thick and weighs 0.2 grams. The flint is a pale cream in colour. 
Created on: Thursday 1st April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st April 2010
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