Record ID: DEV-FCA749
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flake of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, c. 4000-1600 BC. The chert is light grey in colour with some white inclusions and is opaque. It is a secondary flake with a small area of cortex remaining at the distal end. In plan the flake is sub-triangular, with a narrow striking platform at a pointed proximal end and a wide distal end showing a previous flake removal scar at the base. On the dorsal surface there are previous flake removal scars. Along one edge there is short, stepped, semi-abrupt retouch. On the opposing edge…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: DEV-EFDB94
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Retouched flake dating to the Neolithic to Early Bronze age, c. 4000-1600. Flint of dark grey colour with lighter grey patches, mostly opaque, with a high gloss patina. A layer of thick white cortex remains on one edge and is visible on both the dorsal and ventral surface. The flake is sub-rectangular in plan with a rounded proximal end and triangular in section. Made on a secondary flake. There is short, stepped, abrupt retouch on the edge opposing the cortex. There is a positive hinge fracture at the distal end of the ventral surface. Dimensions: length 28.4 mm, width…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: DEV-EACD03
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age scraper made from a casually re-used primary cortical waste flake of black and grey flint with white and grey inclusions. Both ends on the long axis have patches of short, semi abrupt scaled retouch to define working edges. The dorsal surface is entirely covered by buff coloured cortex; there is no evidence for a prepared striking platform. Dating from the early neolithic to the early Bronze Age 4000-1600 BC. Measurements: Length 37.74mm, Width 52.09mm, Thickness at bulb: 14.44mm, Thickness at distal end: 4.24mm, Weight 27.65g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Last updated: Sunday 21st January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Torridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-DCEFC5
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A debitage flake from a tertiary chert flake, dating to the Neolithic to early Bronze Age, c. 4000-1600 BC. The flake is sub-oval in plan and is made on brown chert, but has a mottled grey patina with a low gloss. The large striking platform is visible at the proximal end. There is a no visible retouch. Date: Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Dimensions: 51.9 mm x 33.7 mm Weight: 15.41 g
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: DEV-DCD4BA
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flake made on a tertiary chert flake, dating to the Neolithic to early Bronze Age, c. 4000-1600 BC. The flake is sub-triangular and is made on buff to light orange chert, with a low gloss patina. There are two long parallel flaking scars on the dorsal face. At least one longitudinal edge of the flake, maybe both, exhibits short, semi-abrupt, parallel retouch. Date: Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Dimensions: 59.8 mm x 26.7 mm Weight: 11.68 g
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: DEV-DCB904
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible retouched flake made on a tertiary flint flake, dating to the Neolithic to early Bronze Age, c. 4000-1600 BC. The flake is sub-triangular, with a rounded proximal end and a pointed distal end. It is made on dark grey flint, but it is mottled with a light grey patina with a low gloss. There are long parallel flaking scars on the dorsal face. A small edge of the flake exhibits short, semi-abrupt, parallel retouch. Date: Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Dimensions: 71.5 mm x 31.5 mm Weight: 22.24 g
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: DEV-DB130D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end-scraper made on a secondary flake (with a small amount of cortex remaining), dating to the Neolithic to early Bronze Age, c. 4000-1600 BC. The scraper is made on pebble flint, which is dark grey and has a high gloss patina.  The striking platform is wide at the proximal end and there is a large conchoidal fracture on the ventral face. There are flaking scars on the dorsal face. There is invasive semi-abrupt scaled retouch at the distal end of the scraper on the dorsal face. Date: Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Dimensions: 39.5 mm&…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: DEV-DB0169
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A D-shaped flint end-scraper dating to the Neolithic to early Bronze Age, c. 4000-1600 BC. The scraper is made on a secondary flake of pebble flint with a strip of white cortex remaining.The flint is dark grey and mottled with light grey flecks, with a medium gloss patina. The striking platform is present at the proximal end and there is a wide, low bulb of percussion on the ventral face with a large bulbar scar. There are flaking scars on the dorsal face. There is short semi-abrupt parallel retouch down one side of the scraper, worked from the ventral fac…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: DEV-A470E9
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crude keeled core made on Portland chert, dating to the Neolithic period, c. 4000-2350 BC. Made on a secondary flake with minimal cortex remaining on the dorsal face. The Portland chert is dark grey to black in colour with a medium gloss patina. The flake is D-shape in plan. There is a small conchoidal fracture at the proximal end of the dorsal surface. The dorsal side is convex and the ventral face is fairly flat, creating a trapezoidal profile. There is a large hinge fracture on the ventral surface. There are large fl…
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2023
Last updated: Monday 3rd July 2023
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Record ID: DEV-90C78B
Object type: AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken, possibly re-used, bifacially flaked axehead, or possibly a rough-out for polishing, dating to the Neolithic period, c. 4000-2350 BC. Made on a primary flake with cortex remaining on the dorsal face. The flint is light grey on the dorsal side with a medium gloss patina but has developed a lighter grey to white low gloss patina on the ventral face. The implement is subtriangular in plan, the dorsal face is fairly flat with small scars of flake removal around the edge. The ventral face is convex creating a trapezoidal profile wit…
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2023
Last updated: Monday 3rd July 2023
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Record ID: DEV-D0DA54
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint debitage flake, probably dating between the Neolithic and Middle Bronze Age (c.4000-1000 BC.). It is of an opaque, mid- to dark-grey with a few small light-grey inclusions and a medium gloss patina. The flake is broadly D-shaped in plan. Secondary working with some cortex remain on one edge. The dorsal surface exhibits previous flake removal scars, the ventral surface exhibits pronounced conchoidal fracture. No retouch is visible . Measurements: 40.15 mm in length, 29.91 mm in width, maximum thickness 7.26 mm, and weighs 10.13 g
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2023
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Record ID: SOM-61E887
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large tertiary debitage flake produced from blade production with blade scars visible on the dorsal face, probably dating to the Neolithic based on its large size. The flake is sub-rectangular in plan. No retouch is visible. The material is likely to be chert with a low gloss patina, grey and white in colour mottled with darker striations and grains. Measurements: Length 62.44 mm, width 28.40 mm, thickness 5.48 mm, weight 11.50 g
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2022
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Record ID: DEV-0008F2
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint knife dating to the Neolithic period, c. 4000-2350 BC. The object is formed of a tertiary flake of mid grey flint, with large areas of irregular paler patinisation across both the dorsal and ventral faces. There is one distinct area of blackened patina on the ventral surface. It is leaf shaped in plan and plano-convex in section, with neatly arranged intrusive scalar retouch present. While the shape is more defined and deliberate, akin to others of the "laurel leaf" class (compare NARC-FD9C1C, WAW-115F81 and particularly DOR-6568CD), it is also reminiscent of Neoli…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Musbury CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-FFDBC2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint blade dating from the Neolithic to Early Bronze Age periods, c. 4000-2000 BC. The blade is rectangular in shape and trapezoidal in cross section. It is formed of a yellowish brown flint, with areas of creamy white patina present, in addition to orange specks of iron staining. Abrupt retouch is present along the vertical sides, but appears irregular and almost hurried in its execution. Measurements; 37.9mm length, 17.3mm width, 4.8mm thickness, weight 4.52g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 17th February 2022
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Record ID: DEV-8127F1
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper dating to the Neolithic to Early Bronze Age, c. 3300-1600 BC. The scraper is formed of a warm ochre yellowish brown coloured flint, with small areas of a paler yellow patina surviving on both the dorsal and ventral faces, and iron staining present on both faces. It is a secondary flake, with a significant amount of brownish cream cortex covering c. 30% of th ventral face. It is sub-oval in shape, with a markedly flattened distal end, and it is D-shaped in cross section.There is abrupt scalar retouch present along the cutting edges. Measurements: 42.8mm len…
Created on: Wednesday 21st July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tawstock CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-811BA2
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper dating to the Neolithic to Early Bronze Age, c. 3300-1600 BC. The scraper is formed of a warm ochre yellowish brown coloured flint, with small areas of a paler yellow patina surviving on both the dorsal and ventral faces. It is a secondary flake, with a small area of brownish cream cortex surviving at the distal end on the right hand side. It is sub-oval in shape, with a markedly flattened distal end, and it is D-shaped in cross section.There is abrupt sub-parallel retouch present along the cutting edges. Measurements: 35.9mm length, 29.7mm width, 8.2mm th…
Created on: Wednesday 21st July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tawstock CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-F89761
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of seven flint fragments of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, c. 3300-1600 BC. Five fragments are secondary flakes and possible formed of the same initial core. They are formed of a dark grey, almost black flint, with large areas of buff cortex surviving. There are multiple areas of buff and white patinisation on all five fragents. One is possibly suggestive of blade debitage, while another may be a rough scraper. The remaining three fragments are all debitage. One fragment is of a pale olive grey flint, and is blade like with a broken and damaged proximal e…
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
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Record ID: DEV-C397E9
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flint blade, dating to c. 3500-2500 BC. The blade is made on a dark grey, almost black flint. It is sub-rectangular in shape, with a trapezoidal section. There is a small area of deep reddish brown cortex remaining at the proximal end. Some low angled retouch is present on the right hand side, while the left appears damaged. A further sign of reworking is a possible secondary striking platform, possibly to correct an initial knapping error. Measurements: 55mm length, 23mm width, 5mm thickness, weight 11g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Record ID: DEV-CA33EB
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade scraper and piece of debitage of Neolithic date, c. 4000- 2350 BC. Both objects are formed of the same dark grey, almost black glossy flint. The scraper is rectangular in shape, and triangular in cross section, and has the appearance of a blade. There is a small patch of pale grey patinisation on the distal end, which is a secondary flake retaining a small patch fo creamy cortex at the proximal end. Steep parallell retouch is present on the right hand side of the blade. It is 46.1mm in length, 16.2mm width, 9.7mm thickness, weight 9.4g. The debitage is la…
Created on: Saturday 23rd January 2021
Last updated: Saturday 23rd January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ottery St Mary CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-93B6E9
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete leaf shaped arrowhead of Neolithic date, dating to c. 4000-2500 BC. The arrowhead is formed of a pale grey secondary flake, which has small areas of cream cortex surviving on the dorsal face, in addition to splotches of creamy patinisation present on both the dorsal and ventral faces. It is triangular in cross section, and lozenge shaped in plan, although the lower part of the lozenge is truncated in favour of a slight suggestion of a tang. There is scalar semi-invasive retouch present, particularly on the left hand side towards the proximal end. Measurements…
Created on: Monday 9th November 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 11th November 2020
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