Record ID: DOR-6575DD
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flint retouched flake. Sub-triangular in shape. The flint is opaque and mottled mid to light brown with a low-gloss patina. There are areas of possible retouch along the right and left side margins close to the proximal end where a waisted area has been created. The ventral face shows a low bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. Date: Neolithic Dimensions: 40.2mm x 23.4mm x 3.3mm. Weight: 3.46g.
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 6th October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-6568CD
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bifacially flaked laurel leaf-shaped knife. The flint is dark and mid-grey in colour with a low gloss patina. There are areas of thick, off-white nodule cortex reatined on the dorsal face towards the tip and at the butt. The ventral face has several large transverse thinning flake removals from the side edges. The dorsal face is more crudely worked with fewer flakes, also from the side edges. The tip of the knife has also been bifacially worked. The knife has an asymmetrical lentoid profile, deeper on the dorsal face. Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 - 250 BC Dimensions: 81 mm x 42.6 mm …
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-6538FD
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flaked flint axehead. The flint is mottled mid grey and grey brown with a low-gloss patina. A small area of off-white nodule cortex remains on one face. There is some iron staining along the flake ridges. Sub-trapezoidal in shape with a rounded, tapered but and a shallow convex cutting edge. It has been crudely bifacially flaked, producing an asymmetrical cutting edge. One face is more crudely worked than the other, with a large, irregular hinge fracture and several flake removal scars from the side edges.. The other face has numerous, smaller flake removal scars from all directions…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: DOR-651E5E
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fabricator or axehead roughout. It is elongate in shape with a rounded distal end and rectilinear proximal end. The cross section is plano convex. The flint is covered in a thin, smooth layer of off-white cortification. Patches of thick nodular cortex remain along the right side and distal end of the dorsal face with a thinner orangey sub-layer of cortification in between patches and covering the whole of the ventral face. Low angle flaking to the upper face is crude with many scars terminating in hinge fractures. The ventral face is flat. Date: Late Neolithic to early Bronz…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th July 2021
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Record ID: DOR-64EA22
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flake 1: A secondary flint flake. It is sub-oval in shape. The flint is opaque and now completely covered in a layer of smooth blue-white re-cortification giving a mid-gloss patina, areas of modern damage reveal the light beige natural colour of the flint. An area of reddish brown ferrous staining is visible in the centre of the dorsal face. Minimal areas of cortex remain on some margins. The dorsal face shows broad flake removal scars. The ventral face shows a fairly prominent bulb of percussion with large bulbar scar and rippling indicating probable use of a hard hammer. Date: Late…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-64929F
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary retouched flint flake. It is sub-triangular in shape. The flint is semi-translucent, dark mottled brown with a mid-gloss patina, some areas show a very thin, blue-white speckled re-cortification. Thick chalky cortex remains on three small areas of the dorsal face. The dorsal face shows broad flake removal scars and short, scaled semi-abrupt retouch along the straight edge of the proximal end, evidence of possible opportunistic use of the chiseled feature as a scraper. The ventral face shows a fairly prominent bulb of percussion with large bulbar scar indicating probable us…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-644E50
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint fabricator or possible a Neolithic laurel leaf - knife. Made using a long tertiary flake of flint, it is elongate in shape with an oval section. The flint is opaque mottled dark to light grey with a mid-gloss patina. Areas of reddish brown ferrous staining are visible. Both faces show covering scaled, low-angle retouch struck from each edge creating a keeled edge and central ridge. One end has been flaked into a thinned neck. Date: Neolithic to late Bronze Age 4000 BC to 800 BC. Dimensions: 102.6 mm x 36.5 mm x 15.5 mm Weight: 64.9 g Dr Kevin Leahy states 'fabricators a…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-640125
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint keeled core,made on a broken polished axe. An elongate oval shaped core with platforms at acute angles to one another creating a keeled edge and an upper and lower face. Both faces show broad flake removal scars, many terminate in hinge fractures indicating probable use of a hard hammer. The flint is opaque and mottled dark to light grey with plentiful areas of reddish brown ferrous staining, mainly to flake scar ridges. Ridges and edges are smoothed. There are remnants of polished surface on one face. There is also an area of use waer (battering) along the edge at one end. D…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-638466
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end scrape. Manufactured on a large, thick secondary flake, it is elongate in shape with a rounded distal end and triangular cross section. Thick nodular cortex remains on around 20 percent of the central dorsal face. The flint is opaque, mid to light grey with a low-gloss patina and is covered in a thin layer of smooth white/grey re-patination, some areas of reddish brown iron ferrous staining, mainly on ridges are visible. The dorsal face shows removal of broad flakes across the central areas and crude scaled, abrupt retouch extending around the steep sided distal end, some …
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-6331F3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper. Manufactured on a thick tertiary flake, it is sub-square in shape with rounded corners. The flint is opaque and now entirely covered in a smooth white/grey chalky patination with some areas of reddish brown iron ferrous staining, mainly across flake scar ridges. The dorsal face shows three parallel blade flake scars alongside one larger broad flake scar, this scar terminates in a hinge fracture. The pointed distal end shows scaled, semi-abrupt retouch along its right side margin and sub-parallel retouch at the rounded apex on the left side. The ventral face shows a fa…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-553B92
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flint waste flake produced during the process of lithic reduction. The flake is sub-oval with a trapezoidal cross section. Thick nodular cortex remains along the right side margin of the dorsal face showing through to the left side margin of the ventral face.The flint is semi-translucent and mid-brown with a low-gloss patina. The dorsal face shows broad flake removal scars with strong rippling. The ventral face shows a prominent bulb of percussion and terminates in a hinge fracture indicating probable use of a hard hammer. Date: Late Neolithic to early Bronze Age 3300 BC t…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-5538AC
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flint waste flake produced during the process of lithic reduction. The flake is sub-oval with a trapezoidal cross section. Thick nodular cortex remains at the distal end of both faces.The flint is semi-translucent and mid-brown with a mid-gloss patina. The dorsal face shows broad flake removal scars with strong rippling. The ventral face shows a prominent bulb of percussion with rippling indicating probable use of a hard hammer. Date: Late Neolithic to early Bronze Age 3300 BC to 1600 BC. Dimensions:
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Sunday 16th September 2018
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Record ID: DOR-55338E
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint blade flake. Sub-oval with a rounded distal end, the proximal end has been snapped and it has a trapezoidal cross section. The flint is semi-translucent mid-grey and has a mid-gloss patina. The dorsal face shows three linear blade flake removal scars and very fine scaled, semi-abrupt retouch along the right side margin and distal end. The ventral face is concave and shows no apparent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. Date: Neolithic - c 4000 BC to 2350 BC. Dimensions: 37.5mm x 22.9mm x 4.4mm. Weight: 5.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-552CD8
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A double ended flint end scraper. It is sub-oval with thick nodular cortex remaining across 70% of the dorsal face. The flint is semi-translucent mid-grey and has a mid-gloss patina. The retouch to the dorsal face is short, scaled and abrupt at the distal end where the cortex has been removed. The retouch to the proximal end and lower left and right margins is scaled and semi-abrupt. The ventral face is flat and shows no apparent bulb of percussion, however there are visible ripples indication the direction of percussion. Date: Mesolithic (possibly) to Neolithic 10000 BC to 2350 BC. …
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-5520D3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rounded scraper tool manufactured on a large secondary flake of flint. The scraper is sub-oval with thick nodular cortex remaining on approximately 80% of the central dorsal face and some small areas along the left side margin.The flint is opaque, mid to light grey and mottled with a low-gloss patina, some areas of ferrous iron staining are visible. The retouch to the dorsal face is long, sub-parallel and abrupt around the distal end and left side margin, the right side margin has a long and straight hinge fracture running from the distal end to half way down the tool, there is a sl…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-54C5F3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint rounded scraper tool dating to late Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. The scraper is sub-oval with a trapezoidal cross section and is manufactured on a tertiary flake. The flint is semi-translucent mid-grey with a mid-gloss patina. The dorsal face has a large oval light grey less silaceous area in the centre. The retouch around the dorsal face margins is long, scaled and semi-abrupt, this extends around 75% of the sides and proximal end. The ventral face has a prominent bulb of percussion with bulbar scar and rippling indicating probable use of a hard hammer. Date: 3300 BC …
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-5471D2
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flint waste flake produced during the process of lithic reduction. The flake is sub-triangular with a triangular cross section. The flint is mid-brown and is covered almost entirely with a thin blue/white speckled re-cortification. The dorsal face shows broad flake removal scars with strong rippling. The ventral face shows a prominent bulb of percussion with rippling and terminates at the distal end in a hinge fracture indicating probable use of a hard hammer. Date: Neolithic to early Bronze Age - c. 4000 BC to 1600 BC. Dimensions: 49.4mm x 38.2mm x 9.9mm. Weight: 22.79g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-5465A5
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint knife. The knife is sub-oval with a rounded squared proximal end and has a largely plano convex cross section. The dorsal face shows covering, scaled, low angle and semi-abrupt flaking. The scars across the central ridge are broader with smaller scars around the margins. The ventral face is smooth and flat towards the distal end with a sight off centre bulb at the proximal end, several large flakes have been removed at the left side proximal end probably an attempt to remove the bulb of percussion. The original colour of the flint is a semi- translucent mid-brown, however the …
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-544DCE
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flaked axehead. The axe is cordate in shape, oval in cross section and is bifacially worked. Both faces show invasive covering flaking with some flakes terminating in hinge fractures indicating probable use of a hard hammer. The flint is opaque and with a light beige, chalky patina, with multiple areas of less siliceous honey-coloured flint. Areas of ferrous staining are visible mainly on the flake ridges. A remnant of a the striking platform is evident at one end and it is possible the axe was made on a large, naturally fractured piece. Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 - 2350 BC D…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-9D59EA
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flint blade flake probably produced during blade manufacture. Sub-rectangular, it has a triangular cross-section.The flint is mid-grey and is now covered in a thin smooth layer of speckled blue-white recortification giving a low-gloss patina. Thick nodular cortex remains on around 70% of the dorsal face from the distal end down the central ridge of the flake with surrounding linear blade flake removal scars. The ventral face is concave and shows no apparent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. Date: Mesolithic 10000 BC to 4000 BC. Dimensions: 47.4m…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2018
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