Record ID: DOR-F2D676
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fabricator made on a curved, thick, tertiary flake of mid grey flint with a thick white, mid-gloss patina. It is trapezoidal in shape and plano-convex in cross-section. The sides are covered in steep to slightly over-hanging retouch. Both ends are worked and abraded to smooth the flake scar ridges. At the proximal end is a remnant of the striking platform and bulb of percussion and there are indistinct waves on the ventral face. There are patches of iron staining. Dimensions: Length; 74.54 mm Width; 31.43 mm Thickness; 13.78 mm Weight: 43.89 g Date: Late Neolithic - c. 3300 - 2200 BC
Created on: Sunday 3rd November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-F2B8C7
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fabricator made on a curved, thick, secondary flake of patchy dark grey and beige flint with a mottled white and mid-gloss patina. It is elongate in shape and plano-convex to trapezoidal in cross-section. The sides are covered in steep, abrupt retouch. Both ends are worked and abraded to smooth the flake scar ridges. At the proximal end is a remnant of the striking platform and bulb of percussion and there are indistinct waves on the ventral face. The top of the dorsal face retains an area abraded nodule cortex at the distal end and a area of older, white-patinated fractured surface…
Created on: Sunday 3rd November 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-65854B
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint fabricator. Bifacially flaked and elongate in shape with an oval section. The object tapers from a rounded end to a smaller more pointed end. The larger end retains cortex, this also covers around one third of one face. The flaking is covering, scaled and low angle. The flint is opaque, light beige with a low-gloss patina, now covered in a layer of off-white chalky re-cortification. Dr Kevin Leahy states 'fabricators are difficult to date and a wide range must be suggested.' Date: Early Mesolthic to late Bronze Age 10000 BC to 800 BC. Dimensions: 99.2mm x 11.31mm x 19.2mm. …
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 6th October 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-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-173C75
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fabricator made on a thick, tertiary flake of flint. Elongate in shape with a trapezoidal cross-section. The flint is opaque, mid to light grey with a low-gloss patina, areas of reddish brown ferrous stains are visible, mainly to flake scar ridges. The side faces show covering, scaled, semi-abrupt retouch, the upper face is flat and smooth with one end showing removal of large flakes to create a tapering point, the other end shows removal of one broad flake. The lower face shows scaled flaking along margins. Date: Neolithic - 4000 BC - 2351 BC. Dimensions: 95.5mm x 21mm 15.5mm…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: DOR-ECCF58
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A probable fabricator tool made across a tertiary flint flake. The tool is elongate in shape with a lentoid cross section tapering to a point at each end. The flint is semi-opaque and mid grey with a mid gloss patina. The retouch to the dorsal face is covering and scaled and semi-abrupt creating a central ridge, all margins show finer flaking and areas of neat parallel retouch. The ventral face shows ripples and flaking scars emanating from one side. Date: Neolithic 4000 BC to 2350 BC. Dimensions: 65mm x 21.3mm x 13.1mm. Weight: 18g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: DOR-D9E8B6
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A rectangular flint fabricator. Made on a thick, curved flake of mid-grey flint. There is an area of nodule cortex on the dorsal face. The surface has a mottled blue-white semi-gloss patina. Part of the striking point and bulb of percussion of the flake are retained at the proximal end. The margins have been retouched by steep, irregular percussion flaking and appear deliberately blunted. Both the distal and the proximal ends are heavily worn and smoothed. The fabricator has a plano-convex cross section. Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 to 2350 BC Dimensions: 59.83 mm x 18.34 mm x 14.6…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: DOR-D9E05F
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A rectangular flint fabricator. Made on a thick, curved flake of pale grey flint. The surface has a low-gloss patina and areas of iron staining. The striking platformand bulb of percussion of the flake areabsent. The margins have been retouched by steep, irregular percussion flaking and appear deliberately blunted. Both the distal and the proximal ends are heavily worn and smoothed. The fabricator has a triangular lateral cross section and is triangular on longitudinal axis. Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 to 2350 BC Dimensions: 64.12 mm x 21.35 mm x 17.25 mm Weight: 32.35 g
Created on: Monday 6th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: DOR-882308
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint fabricator. Made using a thick primary flake very dark grey to black highly siliceous flint which retains an area of nodule cortex on the dorsal face. The striking platform and bulb of percussion have been partially ground out and there are areas of polish and grinding on all surfaces, often removing the flake scar ridges. The finger-shaped fabricator has a profile which is triangular at the distal end and changes to D-shaped at the proximal end. There a remnants of large scale abrupt retouch along the long edges, worked from the ventral face. Date: Neolithic to Earl…
Created on: Wednesday 9th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
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Record ID: SOM-804193
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped flint fabricator made on a large flake of Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age date. The bulb of percussion has been removed but the percussion ripple and visible. It is triangular in section with a central ridge on the dorsal face becoming thicker at the proximal end. There is retouch all around the edge: abrupt, scalar, short to long retouch down the sides and long, parallel, abrupt retouch around both ends. The right side (seen from the dorsal face) is straight while the left has a series of shallow notches. The flint is mid grey with paler mottling. It is 63.2mm long, 21.5mm wid…
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.