Record ID: HESH-C7E7D1
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A snapped tertiary debitage blade utilised as a burin / graver / awl of Mesolithic date (5000 - 3000 BC). The tool consists of the upper part of a snapped blade and the striking platform, bulb of percussion and bulbar scar are present on ventral face. Several flake removals are present on the dorsal face - including a distinct blade removal struck from a prepared striking platform on the lower edge of the snapped blade. This removal / burin spall has left an angular projection on the lower edge of the bladelet. This projection would then have been used to prepare bone and antler tools…
Created on: Friday 3rd May 2019
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-BA23B4
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A burin of later Mesolithic date formed on a snapped mid grey mottled flint blade. The bulb of percussion and striking platform have been removed by snapping although the ventral face has clear evidence of chonciodal fracturing. The proximal snapped edge has been reworked with steep sided retouch creating a projecting point. This point has been made more angular by a deliberate vertical removal that has removed a small rectangular flake giving the point a specific identifiable profile. The rectangular notch at the mid point of the blade is a modern removal from movement in the soil. T…
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Abbotts', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B8FA92
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Base of a later Mesolithic bladelet. The bladelet is formed on a mottled grey coloured flint with a small area of cortext on the dorsal face. the striking platform and bulb of percusion is present on the reverse face. The dorsal face has small areas of abrupt retouch on one edge. The deliberate break is old and patinated. The left hand corner of the break seems to have been knapped to form a burin / micro burin - with a distinct vertical removal and retouch on the opposite edge creating a projecting point. The bladlet measures 14.9mm length, 11.7mm width is 2.6mm thick and weighs 0…
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Abbott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-0E53C5
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic tool on a possibly broken bladelet; possibly a burin. In plan the burin is sub-rectagnular with the dorsal surface having three linear vertical scars, and the ventral surface having a flat surface as proximal end is missing, but this is not a recent break. The burin is triangular in section. One lateral edge has cortex remaining, the other has possible area of re-touch, but it is not fine and may be damage. The distal end is obliquely angled with the lower corner forming the possible tool section. The flint is of a mottled light grey to mid grey colour. It measures 13.94m…
Created on: Sunday 2nd January 2011
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2012
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Record ID: WAW-CF6677
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic tool on a possibly broken bladelet; possibly a burin. In plan the burin is asymmetrical rectangule with the dorsal surface having two linear vertical scars, and a third smaller scar at the proximal end, which also has some re-touch on this surface which forms a blunt point. The ventral surface has a shallow bulb of percussion and ripples. The burin is triangular in section. The flint is of a mottled light grey/brown colour. It measures 19.99mm in length, 7.24mm in width, 1.37mm thick and weighs 0.1g. The possible burin dates to the Mesolithic period, (-8300 - -4500).
Created on: Thursday 30th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2012
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Record ID: WMID-CB2021
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint tool possibly a burin. The flint is a pale cream in colour and is largely cortical. A spall appears to have been removed from the distal end, creating a point which may have been used for boring. However, it is possible that this spall removal is the result of accidental damage. There also appears to be an area of slight retouch along the right lateral edge, above the main area of cortex. The bulb of percussion is not visible, and it is quite possible that the flint has been snapped. The flint is sub-triangular in section. It measures 32.2 mm long, 10.9 mm wide, 7.1…
Created on: Thursday 1st July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st July 2010
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Record ID: NARC-28DE60
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint waste blade, possibly retouched to form a burin. The flake has at least one burin spall removed from the distal end at the right edge, and there may be a further removal on the left edge. These removals may have formed a boring point, if they are not accidental. The ridge running down the centre of the flake appears also to have had some retouch, perhaps blunting the implement making it easier to hold. The tool measures 36.74 mm long, 10.00 mm wide, 7.41 mm thick and weighs 2.7 grams. It is a pale grey to white flint with brown and grey inclusions. It is triangular …
Created on: Thursday 6th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th May 2010
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Record ID: NARC-C8C484
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint tool on a flake, probably a burin. The flint is of pale to dark grey in colour and measures 27.2 mm in length, 8 mm in width and is 6.8 mm thick. It weighs 1.5 grams. The tool is triangular in section. The prepared striking platform is visible on the proximal end of the flake and there is invasive and abrupt retouch running down the left lateral edge (when held with dorsal side facing). This was presumably to facilitate comfortable use of the tool. Retouch around the distal end of the flake may relate to platform preparation prior to the removal of a spall in creatio…
Created on: Thursday 31st December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-95E1A1
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A mesolithic flint burin on a flake. The striking platform and scars produced during cresting of the core are visible at the proximal end of the flint. The burin is at the distal end of the flake. It is likely that this flake was selected for use as a burin as it had accidentally formed a suitable shape for this tool type when struck, however there is evidence of retouch on the right side (when held with the dorsal side facing). There is also some retouch around the tip of the distal end, probably from cresting before removal of the burin spall. The left side of the flint (with dorsal …
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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