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Record ID: WILT-11324E
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Beaker Period of the Late (final) Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, dating to c. 2400-1100 BC. The arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan, formed from a tertiary flake of pale brown flint. It is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angle retouch, over the whole of the dorsal surface. Two notches chipped into the base separate the barbs and tang, although one of the barbs is missing due to an old break. Dimensions: length: 28.3mm; width: 18.8mm; thickness: 5.9mm; weight: 1.97g. cf: Green's (1980) Kilmarnoc…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-0F9D7E
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Beaker Period of the Late (final) Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, dating to c. 2400-1100 BC. The arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan, formed from a tertiary flake of pale brown/grey almost translucent flint. It is bifacially worked with invasive, scaled, low angle retouch, which does not cover the whole of the dorsal surface, as though the arrowhead has not been finished. There is a tiny amount of patination to white on the outer edge of the slightly curved barb. Two notches chipped into the base separate the barb…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Record ID: SUR-80FFC3
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint tranchet axehead of Mesolithic date, 140.1 mm in length and made from an orange brown flint. The object is narrow, with parallel sides and a sub triangular cross section, with flake removals across all sides. The distal end is wedge-shaped in profile with a pointed cutting edge. There are small patches of white cortex on both faces.
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2022
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Record ID: WILT-F6A02E
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint lithic implement of Early Bronze Age date (c. 2200 - 1000 BC) in the form of a possible thumbnail scraper. The scraper is struck from a secondary flake and retains c.95% of its original cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits a flake scar ridge and short, scaled, abrupt retouch at the edge of the distal end. A small striking platform is present at the proximal end. The scraper measures 21.6mm in length, 20.3mm in width, is 6.5mm thick and weighs 2.36g.
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 26th November 2021
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Record ID: WILT-FBD7F8
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of early Mesolithic to early Neolithic date (c. 10,000 - 3500 BC) in the form of a blade. The blade is a secondary flake and retains c. <20% cortex on its surface. The dorsal surface exhibits two negative flake scars from previous blade removal. A striking platform is present at the proximal end. The ventral surface exhibits a bulb of percussion and shallow conchoidal ripple marks. There is no evidence of retouch. The blade is grey-white in colour. The blade measures 33.69mm in length, 20.19mm in width, 4.35mm in thickness and weighs 4.69g.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2020
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2020
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Record ID: SUR-7E8070
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked out multiplatform flint bladelet core knapped from dark brown-black flint, 30.9mm in length. The core is very roughly conical with a main striking platform evidently reworked from an earlier flaked surface. 
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-84B02C
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three pieces of flint debitage which may have been used as simple scrapers possibly dating to the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age tentatively dated to c 1100-600 BC. 1 - The largest piece weighs 29.32g and measures 53.65mm in length, 47.35mm in width and 14.4mm in thickness. There is evidence of a bulb of percussion and concoidal rings. There is some evidence of crude retouch along one edge. There is evidence of the cortex on the dorsal face and the retouched edge has evidence of recortexing. The ventral face is mid brown with white marks possibly of recortex. 2 - This piece i…
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
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Record ID: WILT-34B6C7
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint late Neolithic to early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the period c. 2700 - 1600 BC. The arrowhead is sub-triangular in shape with convex sides and one intact rounded barb. The other barb is missing due to an old break. The tang is longer than the surviving barb and is oblique. The arrowhead exhibits invasive and semi-invasive semi-abrput parallel retouch around the edges of both the dorsal and ventral surfaces. There is an unretouched area in the centre of both sides. It measures 21.05mm in length, 13.55mm maximum width, is 2.45mm thick and w…
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2016
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Record ID: WILT-836453
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of probable late Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 6000 - 3500 BC). The piece is struck off a secondary flake and retains a small piece of cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits two parallel negative flake removal scars from previous blade removal. There is no evidence of retouch. The flilnt is a mottled dark grey in colour with frequent lighter inclusions. The debitage measures 35.85mm in length, 29.15mm wide, 7.75mm thick and weighs 8.43 grams.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
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Record ID: WILT-82EFC6
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of probable late Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 6000 - 3500 BC). The piece is struck off a tertiary flake and retains a small piece of cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits two parallel negative flake removal scars from previous blade removal. There is no evidence of retouch. The flilnt is a mottled dark grey in colour with frequent lighter inclusions. The debitage measures 26.55mm in length, 20.4mm wide, 8.95mm thick and weighs 4.57 grams.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
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Record ID: WILT-82B3CC
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Mesolithic flint bladelet dating to the period c. 7000 - 4001 BC. The bladelet is sub-rectangular in plan with a slight curve along the length of the blade. The dorsal surface exhibits three negative flake removal scars with two smaller negative flake removal scars. The ventral surface retains a small bulb of percussion, indicating manufacture by soft-hammer striking. The flint is mottled mid - light grey in colour.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
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Record ID: WILT-826408
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of probable late Neolithic or early Bronze Age date (c. 2351 - 1601BC). The core is broadly cuboid in shape and has been knapped in different directions leaving multiple negative scars from flake removal running in several different directions. The core retains c. 10% cortex across it's surface. The flint is a mottled dark grey shading to light grey.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
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Record ID: WILT-CC1DCC
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint Mesolithic fragment of debitage dating to the period c. 8000 - 4001 BC. The piece has been struck off a tertiary flake and exhibits no cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits 3 parallel negative flake scars. The ventral surface exhibits a small bulb of percussion and concentric ripple marks. There is no evidence of retouch. The flint is a mottled light grey with chips in the patina showing recent damage under dark grey core. The piece exhibits some iron staning on both surfaces.
Created on: Friday 8th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: WILT-F0EE96
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake, possibly a scraper of Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c. 2700 - 2200 BC). The flake is triangular with rounded edges. It has been struck off a secondary flake and exhibits c. 15% cortex concentrated at the arrise between the two negative flake scars on the dorsal surface. The dorsal surface exhibits a combination of long and short scaled abrupt and semi-abrupt retouch at the proximal end. The distal end tapers to a point and may have been used as a borer. The flint is a dark grey coloour which shades to a cloudier grey at the distal end where repat…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-981D08
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric flint flake A primary flint flake with a cortical dorsal surface.
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 6th March 2015
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Record ID: WILT-092608
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Published
A retouched flint, probably a leaf shaped arrowhead of the early Neolithic dating to the period 4000-3501 BC. The arrowhead is lenticular in shape. The flint is covered with retouching. The arrowhead exhibits sub-parallel, low angle retouch on both faces down with some scaled retouch along both mesal edges. On the ventral surface, the bulb of percussion is still partially present and some concoidal rings are visible. The flint is a translucent light grey colour with a dark grey inclusions throughout and diagonal white strand inclusion at the distal end. The white inclusion crossing…
Created on: Friday 27th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th March 2015
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Record ID: WILT-843076
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Published
A flint retouched leaf shaped arrowhead of the early Neolithic dating to the period 4000-3501 BC. The arrowhead is lenticular in shape. It features invasive retouching. The arrowhead exhibits scaled, low angle retouch on both faces down the mesal edges to the distal end creating a pointed tip. On the ventral surface the bulb of percussion has been removed but there are concoidally rings clearly visible. The flint is an opaque grey colour with a light grey inclusion at the distal end. The flake measures 43.24mm in length, 26.61mm maximum width, 6.09mm thick and weighs 7.15g.
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th February 2015
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Record ID: WILT-83FE2F
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake, possibly part of a blade, dating to the Neolithic c 4000-2351 BC. The flake is triangular in shape and has a clean break at the proximal end. The flake has a covering of retouch. The type of retouch is scaled and the angle is semi-abrupt along both mesal edges towards the proximal end creating a pointed tip. The flint is dark grey with a few light grey inclusions towards the distal end. The flake measures 22.12mm in length, 20.77mm maximum and is 6.11mm thick and weighs 2.97g
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: WILT-ECE6FC
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of probable Mesolithic or Neolithic date (c. 7000 - 2351 BC). The debitage consists of a trapezoidal flake with a broad lozengifrom striking platform and a low bulb of percussion, indicating soft hammer working. It has been struck off a tertiary flake. There is no cortex remanining. The flake terminates in a hinged fracture at the distal end. The dorsal surface exhibits seven negative flake scars, possibly from the manufacture of bladelets. The flake exhibits two crushed edges, however, there is no evidence of retouch visible. The flint is a dark opaque grey …
Created on: Monday 15th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Record ID: WILT-0B6F58
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval gunflint with lead casing from a flintlock gun. The flint is square in plan and is enclosed on both faces and one side by a sub-rectangular folded lead holder. The three visible edges of the flint show signs of working, both controlled and uncontrolled fractures, the other edge is obscured. The gunflint measures 27.85mm long, 27.75mm wide and 11.30mm thick; it weighs 22.3 grams. There is no documentary evidence for when or where sparks from flint were first used to fire gunpowder, but flintlock guns were being used in France from about 1600. There…
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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