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Record ID: BH-DBABC6
Object type: BORER
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A prehistoric flint flake with projecting point, possibly representing a borer.
The flint is of trapezoidal section and is sub-oval in plan, extending to a point, which may or may not be a deliberately created feature. Below the striking platform, the ventral surface displays a pronounced bulb scar.
Length: 66.8mm; width: 43.7mm; thickness: 15mm. Weight: 44.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2016
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Record ID: BH-F56565
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flint flake of uncertain date.
The irregular flake has diffuse ripples and a pronounced bulb of percussion on the ventral surface. Much of the dorsal surface is covered with cortex. The white surface of the exposed flint is the result of deposition within alkaline soil.
Length: 43.1mm; width: 22.6mm; thickness: 14.1mm. Weight: 12.22g.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
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Record ID: BH-F589E4
Object type: CORE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade core of uncertain (Late Mesolithic to Bronze Age) date.
The core is irregular, having seemingly been made from a natural nodule. The single platform is irregular. The worked surface displays several blade removal scars. The white surfaces of the exposed flint are the result of deposition within alkaline soil.
Length: 34.6mm; width: 32.1mm. Weight: 22.63g.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
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Record ID: BH-07324C
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck flint flake of uncertain date.
This secondary, pear-shaped flake has a pronounced bulb of percussion and several longitudinal arrises on the dorsal surface. The left-hand mesial edge has the appearance of having been ground; however, this may simply reflect the nature of the material at this point. The white surface is the result of deposition within alkaline soil.
Length: 47mm; width: 39.8mm; thickness: 18.2mm. Weight: 34.4g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: BH-073A8C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undated flint scraper.
The tool is roughly 'D-shaped' in plan and section, and has been made from a tertiary flake. Retouch is long, scaled and crossed abrupt. The white surface is the result of deposition within alkaline soil.
Length: 27.7mm; width: 20.3mm; thickness: 6.5mm. Weight: 4.73g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
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Record ID: BH-077696
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake of uncertain date.
The secondary flake is sub-rectangular (having outward-bowing mesial sides) and of triangular cross section. There is limited evidence for retouch at both the proximal and distal ends. On the ventral surface, the bulb of percussion is low and there are no ripples. The white surface of the exposed flint indicates deposition within an alkaline soil.
Length: 44mm; width: 28.3mm; thickness: 11.2mm. Weight: 11.45g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: BH-078C74
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end scraper of uncertain date.
The tool has been made on a curved, tertiary flake and is of triangular section. Retouch, confined to the rounded distal end, is long, sub-parallel and semi-abrupt. Part of the striking platform remains, with a pronounced bulb and diffuse ripples. The white surface is the result of deposition within alkaline soil.
Length: 28.3mm; width: 18.5mm; thickness: 5.4mm. Weight: 3.3g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
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Record ID: BH-078FEE
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of uncertain date.
The tool is suboval in plan, of 'D-shaped' section and has been made from a tertiary flake. Retouch, which covers the proximal end, truncating the bulb of percussion, is long, sub-parallel and abrupt to semi-abrupt. The white surface is the result of deposition within alkaline soil.
Length: 21.8mm; width: 30.9mm; thickness: 6.5mm. Weight: 3.87g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: BH-079E47
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undated flint waste flake.
The irregular, secondary flake appears to have been struck from a flake core. The flint is conchoidally fractured, with part of the striking platform at the proximal end. Possible semi-abrupt retouch is located at the bottom left-hand corner. The white surface of the exposed flint is the result of depostion within alkaline soil.
Length: 42.6mm; width: 44.6mm; thickness: 10.5mm. Weight: 20.15g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
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Record ID: BH-9C213B
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint hammer stone of uncertain date.
The stone, which has a recent break at the top, is sub-cylindrical and resembles a core, although there is no clear evidence that it was used for this purpose. The pitted nature of the bottom end suggests repeated striking, most likely in the production of flint tools. It should be noted, however, that stones from cobbled surfaces also develop a similar wear pattern.
Length: 49.7mm; width: 39.4mm. Weight: 68.87g.
Created on: Saturday 29th November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
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Record ID: IARCH-17F642
Object type: GEOLOGICAL SAMPLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint nodule was placed on top of the hoard.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'King's Park', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BH-FF5198
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint handaxe of probable lower Palaeolithic date. This tool was identified and recorded from photographs, making exact identification uncertain. However, the form is consistent with an Acheulian Flat-butted or 'Bout Coupé' handaxe (see J. Wymer; 1968; pp. 45-68).
In plan, the tool is sub-triangular, having a roughly horizontal bottom edge and extending to a point at the top. All three sides are slightly convex and the corners are rounded rather than sharp in nature. No side view was available to the recorder but the surfaces of the bi-facially worked tool appear to be slightly c…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: BH-DCBA63
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint ovate handaxe of Lower Palaeolithic (c. 500,0000BP-c. 40,000BP) date. Wymer (1968, p. 57) suggests that the majority of ovate handaxes belong to the Late Middle Acheulian Industries.
Approximatley half of the tool survives. It has convex sides and narrows towards the intact cutting edge. The tool has been bi-facially worked to create a pointed-oval profile. The surfaces display a series of broad flake removal scars which angle downwards from the centre. In addition to the broad flakes a number of narrower, blade-like flakes have been removed to help form the edge…
Created on: Monday 26th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BH-6F9982
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint handaxe of probable Middle Palaeolithic (430,000 - 40,000 BP) date.
The form of the tool is sub-cordate, having a rounded butt and slightly convex sides which taper towards a (now missing) point. In section, the tool is pointed sub-oval, with one face having a much more pronounced curvature than the other. The tool has been roughly worked through the removal of a number of broad flakes, the scars for which extend downwards and outwards from the central ridge on each side. At the butt is a surviving portion of the original cortex. The break at the tip reveals the ori…
Created on: Tuesday 29th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: BH-7F3426
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Just over half of a Lower Palaeolithic bi-face handaxe. The suggested date range for this implement is 500,000BC - 300,000BC.
The object would originally have been sub-oval. It is fairly simple in form, having been created by the removal of large, broad flakes and shaped to a rough point at end. The flint is heavily patinated and mid orange-brown in colour.
The implement measures 92.6mm long by 87.9mm wide and 38.3mm thick; it weighs 291.39g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Colney Heath', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BH-CDDB13
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Approximately one half of an ovate handaxe of lower Palaeolithic date (c.-500,000 to -180,000). The implement has been shaped on both convex sides by the removal of transverse flakes. There is also some evidence for retouching around the edges. It has been broken transversely across the middle, probably during antiquity. The flint is yellowish-orange in colour and is heavily weathered. It measures 77mm long by 75.8mm wide and weighs 143.04g. The thickest part is at the centre where it is 21.7mm. It tapers in thickness towards the narrow end. It was found in close proximity to a stream…
Created on: Friday 13th August 2004
Last updated: Friday 9th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Stevenage', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BH-B7F5CD
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a flint handaxe of probable Lower Palaeolithic (c. 800,000 - c. 250,000 BC) date.
The light greyish-brown flint is partially patinated. A darker, mid-orange fossil band extends transversely across the axe, at the point of the break, and may in fact be the cause of the damage. The surviving piece is semioval, with a pointed-oval section. The tool is bifacially worked, the flaking being covering, scalar and of low angle. In addition to the original working, a narrow blade scar cuts through the surface patination. This scar, which is aligned transversely and located adjacent t…
Created on: Friday 1st August 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: BH-F922B8
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint handaxe dating to the Palaeolithic (800,000 BC to 250,000 BC). The handaxe is almost complete with damage to the tip. It measures 115mm in length and has a maximum width of 67mm and a thickness of 28mm.
Created on: Monday 19th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: BH-002976
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint axe of Neolithic date.
The axe is sub-rectangular in plan, tapering only slightly towards the rounded butt. It is pointed oval in section, the greatest thickness being at the centre point. The top half of one face and the the bottom part of the opposite face show that the flint surface was originally polished smooth. The fact that the remainder of the surfaces are lower than these smooth areas and show numerous flake removal scars suggests that the axe was re-worked at some point in its life. The flint is a heavily patinated mottled creamy-grey colour.
The implement meas…
Created on: Friday 1st June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ware', 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.
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