Record ID: LANCUM-AF31C4
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Black chert, with cortex, concave side scraper. Mid Mesolithic to mid Neolithic in date (c6500 to c2500 BC). The length is 33mm, width 20mm, thickness 5mm, and the weight is 2.5g.
Created on: Saturday 19th January 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Ribchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-AF5D97
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Honey brown flint pebble with multiple removals. It has either been used as a source for microliths or it is a tool or core that was abandoned due to excessive fracturing. Mid Mesolithic to early Bronze Age in date (c6500 to c1500 BC). The length is 27mm, width 16mm, thickness 11mm, and the weight is 7.6g. A number of chert lithic items, & a few flint ones, have also been found in the vicinity. John Hallam directed a dig in the area some time ago. There is an account of the excavation in David Barrowclough's book "Prehistoric Lancashire". It is worth noting that the Marles Wood …
Created on: Saturday 19th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Ribchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-AF7535
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Black chert abandoned/broken tool or possibly debitage. Mid Mesolithic to mid Neolithic in date (c6500 to c2500 BC). The length is 13mm, width 5.5mm, thickness 3.5mm, and the weight is 0.4g. A number of chert lithic items, & a few flint ones, have also been found in the vicinity. John Hallam directed a dig in the area some time ago. There is an account of the excavation in David Barrowclough's book "Prehistoric Lancashire". It is worth noting that the Marles Wood area is on what would have been a natural migration & trade route. The geology of the area produces something …
Created on: Saturday 19th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Ribchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3E4BA4
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two robust pieces of 'Marles Wood' black chert debitage. There exists the possibility that they may be rough outs for tools. Probably Bronze Age, but they could be anytime from the early Mesolithic to the late Bronze Age. Dating between c8300 and c800 BC, most likely c2500 to c800 BC. 1 - The length is 33mm, width 23mm, thickness 18mm, and the weight is 9.5g. 2 - The length is 40mm, width 24mm, thickness 14mm, and the weight is 13.3g.
Created on: Saturday 26th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Ribchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3E7173
Object type: BORER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age black chert tool, banded with limestone. Probably a heavy duty borer or similar as the 'pointy end' is high quality black chert. It may possibly be a core but its hard to envisage why the knapper be striking flakes from the limestone apart from doing it to produce a shape. Probably Bronze Age due to comparitive crudeness of knapping, but could be anytime from the early Mesolithic to the late Bronze Age. Dating between c8300 and c800 BC, most likely c1500 to c800 BC. The length is 40mm, width 40mm, thickness 30mm, and the weight is 56.8g.
Created on: Saturday 26th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Ribchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-143915
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White flint debitage. Probably Mesolithic (c8300 to c3500 BC) in date but could date to anytime between c8300 and c800 BC. The length is 15mm, width 14mm, thickness 8mm, and the weight is 1.42g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Colne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-146913
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid Mesolithic to early Neolithic worked translucent milky flint. Probably a microlith but possibly a waste flake. Dates to between c6500 and c2900 BC. The length is 18mm, width 7.5mm, thickness 1mm , and the weight is 0.15g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Colne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-149910
Object type: GRAVER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic worked translucent grey/brown flint graver/burin on a blade. An attempt has been made to remove 12mm of the dorsal ridge at the distal end with three removals. One large flake has removed most of the proximal end, leaving the point that could be used as a graver or burin. Dates to between c8300 and c3500 BC. The length is 36mm, width 9.5mm, thickness 5mm, and the weight is 1.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Colne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C54F32
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic white flint blade. Two adjoining pieces of the blade were found, the proximal end is absent. They have differing degrees of patination & the distal section has evidence of extensive retouching after the break. 1 - distal end; length 15mm, width 14mm, depth 2.5mm, weight 0.7g. 2 - middle section; length 16mm, width 7mm, depth 2.5mm, weight 0.4g. Dates to between c3500 & c1500 BC. Other lithics found in localised patches in the area by finder last year and by others throughout the last century or so.
Created on: Sunday 10th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C57BE4
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic retouched white flint tool, probably a scraper. The proximal end is made up of cortex. Length 17mm, width 14mm, depth 3mm, weight 0.5g. Dates to between c3500 & c1500 BC. Other lithics found in localised patches in the area by finder last year and by others throughout the last century or so.
Created on: Sunday 10th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C5B8B6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic black chert tool, possibly a borer. The proximal end has remnant cortex. Length 18mm, width 11mm, depth 6mm, weight 1.3g. Dates to between c8300 & c2500 BC. Other lithics found in localised patches in the area by finder last year and by others throughout the last century or so.
Created on: Sunday 10th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C5BAF6
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic retouched mid grey chert scraper. The proximal end is made up of cortex. Length 21mm, width 18mm, depth 6mm, weight 2.55g. Dates to between c3500 & c1500 BC. Other lithics found in localised patches in the area by finder last year and by others throughout the last century or so.
Created on: Sunday 10th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C5D881
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Mesolithic to early Bronze Age retouched dark green/grey chert tool, probably a damaged end scraper. Dates to between c7000 and c1600 BC. Length 14mm, width 8mm, depth 3.5mm, weight 0.6g. Other lithics found in localised patches in the area by finder last year and by others throughout the last century or so.
Created on: Sunday 10th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C61293
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a late Mesolithic or early Neolithic light grey worked stone (prob chert or rhyolite) probably an unfinished blade. The distal end has been retouched to act as an end scraper. It is quite worn Length 30mm, width 13mm, depth 7mm, weight 2.9g. Dates to between c6500 & c2900 BC. Other lithics found in localised patches in the area by finder last year and by others throughout the last century or so.
Created on: Sunday 10th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C62720
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a late Mesolithic or early Neolithic white flint fragment from a core, possibly part of a broken tool or waste flake. Length 10mm, width 6.5mm, depth 3.5mm, weight 0.1g. Dates to between c6500 & c2900 BC. Other lithics found in localised patches in the area by finder last year and by others throughout the last century or so.
Created on: Sunday 10th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C64E16
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early to late mesolithic heavily patinated worked white stone (probably flint), probably a broken or unfinished blade/tool. It has similarities in form to LANCUM-17B375, though it is much smaller. Length 20mm, width 9mm, depth 6.5mm, weight 0.8g. Dates to between c9600 & c4000 BC. Other lithics found in localised patches in the area by finder last year and by others throughout the last century or so.
Created on: Sunday 10th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-38E278
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid Mesolithic to early Neolithic flint microlith. The high quality flint is a pale grey to greyish white with occasional white pinpoint inclusions. The bulging (1mm to 3mm) ventral side has been left untouched with the exception of one microflake. This was probably to remove an imperfection just below the cortex. The dorsal has much more complex working. It has been worked in three stages to produce the implement. The initial two stages are probably from preparation on the core (overall effect has been to reduce the overall thickness) as the working is from the distal end. The third …
Created on: Friday 3rd May 2013
Last updated: Friday 14th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bowland-with-Leagram', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1ADEB1
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid to late Bronze Age mottled mid to late grey chert burin, possibly also used as a chisel. It is sub square in section and knapped in the crude fashion diagnostic of the later Bronze Age The knapping toward the proximal is more controlled than that of end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age. With the exception of the proximal end, where cortex remains, there are removals to the entire surface. The knapping toward the proximal narrows and shapes the section in a manner that suggests it was originally mounted on the end of a piece of wood or antler. Dating to between c…
Created on: Monday 1st July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wycoller', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2DBC06
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a heat effected Mesolithic core. The stone has been so heavily heat effected that it is hard to identify, but is either chert or milky quartz. There have been at least two phases of heating with removals prior to each burning. Dating to between c7000 and c4001 BC. The length is 19mm, width 9mm, and the thickness 8mm.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wycoller', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2DF185
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic honey flint microlith barb. There are removals to the entire surface. The barb would probably have comprised part of composite fish spear or javelin. Dating to between c7000 and c4001 BC. The length is 13mm, width 5mm, and the thickness 2.5mm.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wycoller', grid reference and parish protected.