Record ID: NMS-79FF0B
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete single platform core made from a small nodule of water worn flint. The unworked section of the flint is rounded, and the cortex is weathered and thin with rusty iron streaks from contact with agricultural machinery. One end of the nodule is struck off at an oblique angle by a hammer stone to provide the platform for flake/small blade removals from one face, several rows of these have been struck in sequence; the distal end of the removals must have had a small amount of cortex left on them from the core. The interior of the nodule is excellent quality black flint. As the remov…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-79A5E1
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of Mesolithic to early Neolithic date c. 9000-3300 BC. The core is conical with a single hard hammered striking platform with a pronounced bulb of percussion and a large area of cortex remaining. There are four unidirectional long blade removals around the core,two with hinged terminations.  The flint is transluscent grey in colour. Dimensions: length: 48.2mm; width: 39.7mm; height: 39.1mm and weight: 50.59g.  This core was found in scattered spread of flint finds; see: SUSS-793E72 and SUSS-66C0E8
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-793E72
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of suggested Mesolithic to early Neolithic date c. 9000-3300 BC. The small core is conical with a single striking platform with regular unidirectional short flake removals around the core with some platform preparation; the point of the cone truncated. The flint is black in colour. Dimensions: length: 36.8mm; width: 27.8mm; height: 14.4mm and weight: 11.44g.  This core was found in scattered spread of flint finds; see: SUSS-79A5E1 and SUSS-66C0E8
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-66C0E8
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 7 incomplete struck flint blades (debitage) representing multiple periods of activity from the Mesolithic to early Neolithic periods c. 9000 BC - 3300 BC. The assemblage is composed of tertiary flakes; all of different shades of opaque black, opaque and translucent grey and translucent yellow. None show evidence of retouch. The largest black flake is hard hammer struck with a pronounced bulb of percussion. The rest are soft hammer struck, narrow blades of suggested Mesolithic to early Neolithic date c. 9000-3300BC.  Two cores were f…
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: NMS-66B418
Object type: CORE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Levallois core in fresh condition, of mottled grey flint, now lightly patinated a sandy colour. The flint has some linier thermal (frost) cracks within the flint, these are present on both faces though the flint seems quite stable, a small “potlid” thermal fracture has detached on the underside, at the bottom of this damage is a small, light grey patch of a coarse inclusion in the flint, this is the cause of this sub-discoidal thermal fracture at this point. The core has typical hard hammer centripetal flaking to both faces, one steeper than the other in the conventional …
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-6577A9
Object type: TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary struck flake of orange brown flint, possibly a late Neolithic flint tranchet / chisel arrowhead, 30.9mm in length. The object has a triangular plan with short, low angle scaled retouch along both long edges and worked from both faces. The broad end / cutting edge of the flake feathers from a tranchet removal but is not further retouched.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-656631
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched tertiary flake of dark grey brown flint, probably of later Neolithic to Bronze Age date. The flake is trapezoidal with a projecting point on one corner of the distal edge. This edge has short abrupt retouch along its length with what appears to be a small burin removal at the tip of the point to refine it for use as a piercing or engraving tool.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-654BE3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint scraper struck from a dark grey-brown flint. A small patch of cortex is retained on the dorsal surface. The distal end is curved with semi abrupt parallel retouch refining a working edge. The proximal end of the dorsal surface has been reduced with long, intrusive parallel retouch.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-652E57
Object type: AXE TRIMMING FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A curved flint flake, apparently removed from the cutting end of a Neolithic flaked axehead. The flake appears to represent a corner of the cutting end of the axehead and has a triangular cross section with removal scars on both sides and a concave inner surface which is the break from the tool. the low bulb-of-percussion and feathered ends to the flake suggest this was a deliberate, contemporary removal, probably for sharpening or finishing purposes.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-64FF4D
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of later Mesolithic date struck from a dark grey flint, conical in form with a single large striking platform and parallel removals around approximately half of the circumference.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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