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-FC36D3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A thumb nail scraper of Early Bronze Age date, c. 2350-1600 BC. The flint is dark grey in colour and mostly opaque. It is a tertiary flake and in plan the scraper is sub-circular. There are pronounced coinchoidal waves of percussion on the ventral surface and a negative hinge fracture at the distal end. On the dorsal surface there is covering, scaled, semi-abrupt retouch. Measurements: length 18.9 mm; width 19.1 mm; max thickness 5.1 mm. Weight: 2.24 g
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: DEV-FBDBBD
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A thumb nail scraper of Early Bronze Age date, c. 2350-1600 BC. The flint is buff in colour and translucent. It is a secondary flake with a small area of white cortex remaining on one edge. It appears that further cortex was removed along this edge during retouch. In plan the scraper is vaguely rectangular but with one long curved edge (approximately 1/3 of the total edge) at the proximal end. There is a previous flake removal scar on the dorsal surface and a low bulb of percussion on the ventral surface. Along the curved edge there is invasive, scaled, semi-abrupt retouch. …
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-7E0DB6
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake or bladelet of Mesolithic date (c. 9000 - 4000 BC). The flint is grey in colour. It is a secondary flake with a tiny area of cortex on the distal end of the flake remaining. The flake has a glossy surface, with a scattering of pale grey inclusions on the dorsal face. In plan it is sub-rectangular and in cross-section it is sub-triangular. At the proximal end, the bulb of percussion is missing due to a transverse break. However, the conchoidal fracture marks are present on the ventral surface; they are shallow, indicating that a soft hammer has bee…
Created on: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: DEV-7BC71C
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint flake or bladelet of Mesolithic date (c. 9,000 - 4,000 BC). The flint is pale grey, almost white in colour and mostly translucent bar an opaque inclusion at the distal end, which extends about a third of the way down the length of the flint on one side and just a quarter of the length on the other side. There is a transverse break at the distal end. In plan and section the blade is sub-triangular; the proximal end narrows to a rounded point and the striking platform is not visible. It is a tertiary flake with a smal…
Created on: Wednesday 17th 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-EA4614
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A  thumb nail scraper of Early Bronze Age date, c. 2350-1600 BC. A small, sub-circular thumbnail scraper made on a tertiary flake of grey flint and white inclusions and a low gloss patina. It has a small striking platform at the proximal end. The dorsal face has one removal scar. It has been neatly shaped into a curved working edge with abrupt retouch around most of the margin apart from the proximal end. Measurements: Length: 22mm, Width: 22.18mm, Thickness 5.13mm, Weight: 3.26g  
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cullompton', 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: DEV-EAA73A
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular worked secondary flake of dark brown flint with triangular cross-section of later Neolithic or Bronze Age date. Possibly debitage from core reduction or even a heavily reduced fragment of a bladelet core. There is a small area of what appears to be the striking platform with the natural surface remaining just to the side. There are some scars along the surface; on the ventral surface there is a slight bulbar scar. Measurements: 46 mm in length, 20 mm in width and 28.36 g in weight
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th April 2023
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Record ID: DEV-E3FD1C
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of flint debitage dating to the Neolithic period c. 4000-2000 BC. The fragment is triangular in plan and in section. It is a secondary flake, with approximately 50% of the dorsal surface covered in abrownish cortex. The flint itself is a mid greyish brown. Measurements: 17.9mm length, 14.1mm width, 4.5mm thickness, weight 1.08g.
Created on: Friday 13th May 2022
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2022
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Record ID: DEV-11852E
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small assemblage of flint artefacts dating from the Neolithic period, c. 3000-2000 BC. The assemblage is comprised of two core chunks, a fragment of debitage, and a small blade. The two core fragments and the scraper are both secondary flakes with large areas of whitish cortex remaining. The core chunks are formed of a mid-dark grey flint, with large areas of lighter patinisation visible on the interior surface. The debitage fragment is almost translucent and pale grey in colour. The blade is a tertiary flake, largely covered in a distinctly whitened patina. It is recta…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Friday 6th May 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.