Record ID: NLM-F7DA33
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Probably a tip fragment from a Lower Palaeolithic Acheulian hand axe. The opaque mid brown flint bears traces of polish all over. The axe is bifacially worked and has some retouch on one side (area a). It is likely that the axe was broken in antiquity. The length is 62.1mm, the width is 37.6mm, the thickness is 24.4mm and the weight is 45.97g.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-E89833
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Upper Palaeolithic flint blade. The heavily patinated white flake has no signs of any retouch and the ventral face is plain. This blade is likely to represent a late glacial industry. The length is 62.0mm, the width is 25.4mm, the thickness is 7.6mm and the weight is 13.04g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnetby Le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-54EC10
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Pale grey to brown flint or chert. Hand Axe. Bifacial symmetrical pointed hand axe of oval section, with a smooth butt formed of the natural cortex of a flint nodule. The flint was extensively worked with prominent conchoidal ripples suggesting the initial use of a hard hammer, reducing the size of what is in effect a core. To judge from the direction of the ripples, much of this working proceeded inwards from both edges of the tool. The marks of working are in general well defined. The original surface of the object is iron stained to a honey colour on one side, and s…
Created on: Monday 26th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 29th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelstern', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-DFBE07
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Late Palaeolithic naturally backed knife. The flint blade is completely covered with creamy opaque white patina with patches of dark grey. The dorsal face has three arises and the upper part of the left edge has oblique truncation produced by abrupt retouch. The proximal end of the dorsal face has an off centred tang created with short abrupt retouch and the tip of the distal end is missing. The ventral face has slight ripples marks and a small bulb of percussion. The length is 53.1mm, the width is 23.2mm, the thickness is 5.7mm and the weight is 5.98g. The knife is likely…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haxey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-0B2822
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An end scraper, possibly of Middle Palaeolithic date. The flint appears to be a cherty-like grey flint with a heavy patina and spots of iron staining. The surface of the scraper is slightly abraded. The dorsal face has broad multi-directional flake scars and short, linear retouch on the distal end. The ventral face is plain and has a slight bulb of percussion. The length is 46.8mm, the width is 62.5mm and the weight is 39.26g.
Created on: Friday 22nd July 2005
Last updated: Monday 10th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-5E3BBD
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Dark grey flint with a small patch of uncoloured cortex and with iron staining on one side, hand axe. Bifacially worked oval axe of triangular profile and with a a broad base. Broad parallel flake removal scars from oblique soft hammer working appear on both its sides and across its base. The drafts of this initial working range from c.12 to c.26mm in width. Battered edge damage appears restricted to one edge and around the narrower end of the object. All surfaces bear a high polish characteristic of desert gloss acquired during interglacial periods, save for where a sub-triangular fr…
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-358F94
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Toffee coloured clouded and opaque flint. Knife. Narrow rod shaped blade. Four very long parallel flake removal scars on the dorsal aspect confer an angular plano-convex profile; very faint rippling on the ventral side shows where the flake was detached from a core. Some slight abrasions along the edge have been smoothed. Though the object has a glossy surface overall, possibly a result of curation in antiquity, the context could equally suggest this appealing finish to be the result of wave action. Kevin Leahy kindly comments as follows: 'An interesting object. Without retouch t…
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2013
Last updated: Friday 12th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grimsby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-ADD851
Object type: POINT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey flint possible point. Possible Mousterian point. A sub-triangular flake with broad flakes struck from the dorsal side and with a bulbar ventral surface; despite its suspected manufacture by the Levallois technique the flake is of a thin lentoid or oval section. Thick white patina has developed over all surfaces. Suggested date: Middle Palaeolithic, 150,000-40,000 BC. Length: 83.9mm, Width: 50.3mm, Thickness: 11.5mm, Weight: 40.59gms
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2016
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-951F06
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Toffee coloured flint with cortex possible debitage, as kindly identified by the finder. A large irregular flake with a broad flake removal scar on its dorsal side and an angled striking platform adjacent to a bulbar ventral surface. The opposite, straight, end may be trimmed by short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect. The surface is weathered and battered. This reporter would welcome better-informed comment than his own on this object. Suggested date: possibly Middle Palaeolithic, 150,000-40,000 BC Length: 67.2mm, Width: 46mm, Thickness: 16.3mm, Weight: 45.16gms
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 10th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnetby le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-327DC4
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey flint with cortex debitage. An irregular small chunk with broad flakes of cortex and a longer narrower flake trimmed by hard hammer from the dorsal side and with a rippled ventral surface. A dense creamy patina has developed over all struck surfaces, suggesting prolonged period of exposure to a calcareous environment; this is glossed, perhaps by wind-blown sand - 'desert gloss' - occurring in a periglacial environment. The patina has been removed by more recent and probably random impacts. Suggested date: Upper Palaeolithic, 40,000-10,000 BC Length: 48.9mm, Width: 29.6mm, Thic…
Created on: Friday 27th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnetby le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.