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Record ID: NMS-AC1F2E
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two small worn out cores, both of mottled grey flint with patches of red and orange patination, with small areas of weathered cortex circa. 2 mm.thick. All flake removals are hard hammer struck and one is multi-platform, the other sub-discoidal. 48 x 43 x 33 mm. 63 g. 58 x 50 x 16 mm. 45 g.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-ABDBB4
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary hard hammer struck flake, of lightly patinated semi-translucent mottled grey flint, one lateral edge is steeply retouched to the dorsal face, the other has two notches, one circa. 8 mm dia. the other 11 mm dia.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-ABC085
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary, hard hammer struck flake , of unpatinated black flint, slight hinge to the distal end and any sharp edges are irregularly damaged.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-ABA0F4
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Transversely broken cutting edge of a Neolithic adze. Of plano-convex section and of unpatinated mottled grey flint. The break is just behind the cutting edge and hinges over on the dorsal face and has produced a series of "fluted" flake scars that terminate in step fractures just short of the edge, this type of break is frequently encountered on flint axes as well as adzes and is usually an indication of failure of the flint under stress during usage, otherwise known as a transverse bending fracture.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-AA845A
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Scraper, retouched to the dorsal face from a thermal (frost or "potlid") fracture, steep retouch to the "distal" end to form the scraping edge.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-AA5806
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, semi-hard hammer struck flake, of white patinated mottled grey flint with spotty iron stains to both faces. Irregular damage to both lateral edges.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-AA3A29
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two tertiary hard hammer struck flakes, of unpatinated mid-grey flint. One is incomplete, with the distal end recently broken transversely, the other is complete. Both are irregularly damaged on the lateral edges. Broken flake: 27.5 x 24 x 8 mm. Complete flake: 27.5 x 23 x 5 mm.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-B06013
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic to Early Bronze Age retouched flint flake dating to the period c. 4000 - 701 BC. Soft hammer struck secondary flake. It retains c. 10% cortex at the distal end of the dorsal face. There are three parallel flake removal scars. The proximal end exhibits scaled low-angle retouch on both the dorsal and ventral side. Thsi has removed the bulb of percussion, however, low, widely spaced conchoidal ripple marks remain. The flint is an opaque mottled dark grey colour.
Created on: Wednesday 6th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 18th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-98295C
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic - Late Bronze Age flint retouched flake. Struck off a tertiary flake; no cortex remains. The dorsal surface exhibits four concave removal scars. The ventral surface exhibits a small bulb of percussion with bulbar scar and radiating conchoidal ripple marks. The distal end terminates in a transverse break, possibly recent. There is evidence of short, scaled parallel retouch along one mesal edge. The flint is a semi-translucent mottled grey in colour.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Field Dalling', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-1D5487
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two hard hammer struck flints, both tertiary and of unpatinated pale grey flint with slight iron stains. Fine damage to all lateral edges. Larger: 47 x 33 x 7 mm, 12g. Smaller: 37 x 16 x 6 mm, 3g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-1D285B
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Primary, hard hammer struck flake, hinged termination at distal end, natural shatter to the dorsal face, unpatinated mottled grey flint.
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: NMS-1D093D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, hard hammer struck flake, of pale grey flint with pale brown tip with sight iron staining to the dorsal ridge, steep retouch to the distal end and both lateral edges.
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-DFC68D
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, semi-hard hammer struck blade-like flake: -of unpatinated dark grey flint with transverse breaks to both ends, removing both the proximal and distal ends. Both lateral edges are finely use worn. Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-DFA324
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, hard hammer struck flake , of unpatinated dark grey flint with steep retouch to one lateral edge, creating a broad sub-semi circular notch, c. 19 mm dia. Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-DF8130
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary, hard hammer struck flake , of unpatinated mottled grey flint with steep retouch to the distal end and both lateral edges. Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-DF4706
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic partially ground and polished axe, of slender thin-butted form with an ancient transverse break to the butt, it is of unpatinated mottled grey flint with iron scrapes to both faces. The cutting edge is still sharp with only one small recent chip, both lateral edges are ground to aid with hafting.
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: NMS-CB345D
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large Egyptian Fayum (or Faiyum) hollow-based point found on the old drive of Wolterton Hall, of brown flint with fine darker bands resembling cracks, these where present within the flint at the time of manufacture as the flakes removals are affected by the difference of hardness. Rather thick (7.25 mm) with only a slight hollowing of the base to form the barbs, the thickness would have restricted the depth of the base. All surfaces are finely pressure flaked with no remnants of the original flake from which this was likely to have been made from. Almost complete, with only the extrem…
Created on: Monday 14th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 16th September 2020
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Record ID: NMS-F743AC
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Surface collection of fifty five worked-out cores, All appear to be hard hammer struck and most are opportunistic collections of naturally "frost" fractured fragments of larger nodules worked from several platforms to produce small, sharp flakes, then discarded. All grades of flint are represented in this collection, and the majority are patinated to some degree, either a patchy light grey to almost white in a few cases. Only three are of the "opposed platform" reduction strategy to produce blade-like flakes, with overlapping of the flake scars at the mid-point of the face, a usefu…
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-F5DB47
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Surface collection of forty struck flakes, blades, blade-like flakes and simple flake tools, Mostly secondary and tertiary, nearly all are hard hammer struck, most are unpatinated dark, or mottled grey flint with eight patinated almost white. Broadly Late prehistoric, Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-F5ADE2
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four hard hammer struck end scrapers, all of unpatinated dark flint with steep retouch to the distal ends and sides to form the scraping edge, one primary, and three secondary. Largest: 59 x 31 x 8 mm. 10 g. Smallest: 29 x 26.5 x 6 mm. 4g. Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
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Record ID: NMS-F506F1
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large and elongated axe or chisel, of light mottled grey flint becoming darker towards the butt, with brown patinated coarse inclusions throughout. All flake removals are hared hammer struck with only a few terminating in hinges, no grinding is noted to either the cutting edge or the lateral edges. Slight asymmetry to the profile may cause some to classify this piece as an adze.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
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Record ID: NMS-F4E076
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large, hard hammer struck tertiary scraper, of mottled grey flint with slight brown and white patination, sub-circular in plan with steep retouch to the dorsal face starting at either side of the platform and becoming much steeper at the distal end. Early Neolithic.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
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Record ID: NMS-E21D6A
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete ground and polished axe fragment, only the cutting edge remains, the axe was broken transversely whilst in use, both faces bear "plunging" flake scars created at the moment of breaking, a common feature of axe fragments. Of unpatinated dark grey flint with pale coarse inclusions, one face is paler than the other and is also has iron scrapes from agricultural tools.
Created on: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th February 2021
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Record ID: NMS-E1FABC
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete elongated leaf-shaped arrowhead, the tip is broken transversely. Of unpatinated slightly mottled pale grey flint, both faces are covered with over-lapping invasive pressure flake scars, obscuring all trace of the "blank" for this piece, the base is neatly semi-circular shaped with only minor recent damage to both lateral edges. Early Neolithic.
Created on: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th February 2021
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Record ID: SF-A345C5
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped flint arrowhead probably dating to the early Neolithic period, c. 4000-3000 BC. This appears to be the base of a leaf-shaped arrowhead, demonstrating a rounded butt and tapering sides that extend to slightly above the midpoint of the original full object, its upper midsection and tip missing in a neat truncation. Knapped from a tertiary flake of fine-grained translucent blackish grey flint, the original flake surfaces on each side have been completely removed by the means of invasive covering retouch (pressure flaking). Preserved in fresh condition it survives to…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haveringland', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-FACC4C
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, soft hammer struck flake, of unpatinated dark grey flint with two white and buff coarse inclusions. One side of the distal end is recently broken at 45 degrees to the orientation of the flake, with steep retouch to either side of the proximal end, one side is restricted to a broad notch c. 13 mm across, the other edge is straightened by retouch (unusually) on the bulbar side from the platform to almost half-way where upon it becomes irregular towards the break.
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th December 2018
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Record ID: NMS-E87A39
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Proximal end of a hard hammer struck blade, snapped transversely recently, of unpatinatinated mid-grey flint with a combination of fine use wear and recent damage to both lateral edges. The platform has been trimmed prior to this blades removal from the core. Neolithic to Bronze Age, c.4000 to c.700 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 29th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-C23B2E
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Over half of a Neolithic ground and polished axe, of light and dark banded and mottled flint, the coarse inclusions are an off-white colour. The butt has been broken transversely in antiquity, the cutting edge is asymmetrical and highly polished, giving a sheen that fades into the rest of the axe. One large flake has been removed recently to the cutting edge, revealing the flint was indeed brown to begin with.
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-C01628
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early - Middle Neolithic flint flake dating to the period c. 4000 - 2351 BC. Struck off a tertiary flake, no cortex remains on the dorsal face. The ventral face exhibits a high bulb of percussion and pronounced bulbar scar with closely spaced conchoidal ripple marks. The dorsal surface exhibits three sub-parallel negative flake scars. No retouch is visible. The flint is a mottled light grey.
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-C000DF
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early - Middle Neolithic flint notched flake dating to the period c. 4000 - 2351 BC. Struck off a secondary flake, approximately 20% cortex remains on the dorsal face. The ventral face exhibits a high bulb of percussion and pronounced bulbar scar with closely spaced conchoidal ripple marks. The dorsal surface exhibits four sub-parallel negative flake scars. The distal end exhibits a combination of short, scaled abrupt and semi-abrupt retouch which runs part-way up both mesal edges and shows signs of heavy use-wear. The flint is a mottled light grey-brown.
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-BFA505
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic - Early Bronze Age flint scraper dating to the period c. 4000 - 2351 BC. Struck off a secondary flake,
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-AEC217
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two semi-hard hammer struck flakes, the longer of the two is in unpatinated dark grey flint and is shallowly notched to one lateral edge at the midpoint (51 x 17 x 8.5 mm). The other is of mottled brown and grey slightly patinated flint, also semi-hard hammer struck from an opposed, or multi-platform core with previous flake removals in opposition to each other, both ends of the flake retain platforms. Possible fine use-wear as well as recent damage to the lateral edge with the thinnest angle (43.5 x 21 x 7 mm). Both pieces are Late Prehistoric: Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Created on: Tuesday 13th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-AE6265
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Almost complete leaf-shaped arrowhead of Green's (1980) type 3A, closely matching the outline of example h. It was of dark brown flint (as seen in the small recently damaged areas of the edges and, more so, to the butt), now patinated mottled light grey and white. Both faces are invasively pressure flaked with the dorsal face being the most successful with over lapping flake scars covering the surface of the arrowhead, the ventral face has a "blank" area at the centre where the flakes have stopped short and hinged, a common knapping error arising from using a struck flake as a startin…
Created on: Tuesday 13th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-97FC1E
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, hard hammer struck sub-triangular flake, of pale grey with a few darker inclusions, the distal end is steeply retouched from the ventral face to form a small scraper, both lateral edges have fine use wear.
Created on: Monday 12th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 12th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-9633C6
Object type: DISCOIDAL KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, hard hammer struck flake, of unpatinated slightly mottled dark grey flint of good quality, struck from a prepared core with semi-centripetal, over-lapping invasive flake scars to the rather flat dorsal face. The bulb of percussion has been removed transversely by very steep retouch struck from the dorsal face, all edges appear to have been damaged recently. Likely to be a unifacial variation of the discoidal knife. Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age.
Created on: Monday 12th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 12th November 2018
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Record ID: SF-4D371C
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small group of worked flints (14) of indeterminate later prehistoric date, c. 4000 BC-750 BC. The collection consists three very irregular worked-down flake cores, three blade-like flakes (each with a single dorsal arrise), a broken end-scraper on a flake fragment, four tertiary flakes and three shattered/broken flakes. Combined weight: 319g. All are heavily patinated white with iron staining, some heavily eroded.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hockwold cum Wilton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-B50DFB
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic - Early Bronze Age flint scraper dating to the period c. 4000 - 2351 BC. Struck off a primary flake, approximately 70% cortex remains on the dorsal face. The ventral face exhibits prominent, widely spaced ripple marks. The bulb of percussion has been removed by abrupt and semi-abrupt, scaled, semi-invasive retouch along one mesal edge and along the proximal and distal ends of the flake. The flint is dark grey with no visible inclusions.
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-38A547
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible Neolithic axe rough-out, in very fresh condition and unpatinated, of dark grey slightly mottled flint with pale grey coarse inclusions, with three small patches of thin, white cortex to the dorsal face. All edges are still sharp with no abrasion noted, flake removals appear to be hard hammer struck with deep negative bulbal scars, some removals have hinged, but not to a great degree, apart from one large flake scar to the right lateral side when viewed with the dorsal face uppermost and with the broadest to the top, this has failed to under-cut the thickest part of the axe an…
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-FA8D28
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary, hard hammer struck blade-flake, of unpatinated glossy brown flint with thick cortex to the left side of the dorsal face when viewed with the (faceted) platform uppermost, the distal end is broken by a transverse bending fracture, now steeply retouched or worn from use as a scraping edge. The right lateral edge is also steeply retouched along its entire length, presumably used as a side scraper.
Created on: Monday 17th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th September 2018
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Record ID: NMS-F8355C
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, hard hammer struck flake, of mostly unpatinated semi-translucent brown flint, with slight, patchy pale discolourations to both faces, with two steeply retouched notches to each lateral edge (four in total) of differing diameters and profiles, the broad distal end is semi-invasively retouched to the dorsal face to form a chisel-like end.
Created on: Monday 17th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th September 2018
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