Record ID: NMS-D38255
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part Polished Flint Axe. Elongated, sub-trapezoidal plan with a thin lenticular cross section, of unpatinated black flint with a few paler, coarse inclusions, these inclusions have been worked confidently and have not caused any flakes to terminate in hinges. The cutting edge is the widest point, both lateral edges are left as knapped and are not abraded to aid with hafting, the sides narrow gently to a thin narrow butt. The ground and polished surfaces are confined to the cutting edge and the immediate high points of the flake scars, the remaining surfaces are invasively kn…
Created on: Friday 13th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 24th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Codicote', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-932016
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic/ Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead. Small example (length 24mm),flanked all over on one face but with a small central area of original flake blank on the other. Tip is blunted by impact fracture. One barb is slightly shorter than the other, possibly a minor break. ‘Green’s Sutton Type’. Beaker period.
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston', grid reference and parish protected.