Record ID: DUR-F73763
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete chert scraper of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan and concavo-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The left and right hand edges have semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface has a small bulb f percussion situated at the proximal end. The chert is cream in colour. The flake is tertiary. Length: 25.23mm, Width: 15.13mm, Thickness: 4.90mm, Weight: 1.2g.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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Record ID: DUR-F73BC9
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete chert worked flake of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-triangular in plan and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains two predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. All edges have rough semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface has a single negative scar situated at the proximal end over a small bulb of percussion. The chert is cream in colour. The flake is tertiary. Length: 17.92mm, Width: 12.12mm, Thickness: 3.12mm, Weight: 0.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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Record ID: DUR-552792
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This record is part of a group of 4 records for a single find and is number 1 of 4. See also: DUR-56B296, DUR-56D1B6, DUR-031EE2 A large assemblage of flints of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date.Some heavy recortication may indicate a Mesolithic origin. The assemblage is of a variety of flint types includes cores and debitage of flakes, blades and chunks. Similar examples can be found at: SUR-515A39, OXON-AB9254, SOM-AFD724, SOM-86725D
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Last updated: Sunday 7th February 2021
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Record ID: DUR-56B296
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This record is part of a group of 4 records for a single find and is number 2 of 4. see also; DUR-552792, DUR-56D1B6, DUR-031EE2 A large assemblage of flints of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date.Some heavy recortication may indicate a mesolithic origin. The assemblage is of a variety of flint debitage consisting of blades,flakes and chunks. Similar examples can be found at: SUR-515A39, OXON-AB9254, SOM-AFD724, SOM-86725D
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Last updated: Sunday 7th February 2021
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Record ID: DUR-56D1B6
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This record is part of a group of 4 records for a single find and is number 3 of 4. See also; DUR-552792 , DUR-56B296, DUR-031EE2 An assemblage of flint debris with little evidence of working but found in close association with finds of worked flint of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date. Similar examples can be found at: SUR-515A39, OXON-AB9254, SOM-AFD724, SOM-86725D
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Last updated: Sunday 7th February 2021
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Record ID: DUR-EACD06
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade of possible Mesolithic date. This a flake of pale brown semi translucent flint which has a heavy white patination suggesting a long period in the ground after production. The dorsal face has two long arrises where sub parallel flakes were removed prior to the final separation from the original core. The ventral face is concave with a very shallow bulb of percussion (soft hammer). There is a clear striking platform at the proximal end. The distal end has two recent chips (no patination) where the point has been broken off, relatively recently. There is a small (1…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-7FAE6D
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
piece of flint debitage of possible Mesolithic origin. This flint has been heavily re-corticated following its original production suggesting a long period in the ground post production. It has the form of an unfinished microburin but lacks any evidence of retouch. The distal end has been broken relatively recently to expose dark grey flint and this has removed any evidence there might have been of retouch. The ventral surface is deeply convex and the dorsal surface has four narrow flake removal scars.The proximal end has been roughly snapped, possibly at the time of production…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-0ECBDD
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint cores of possible Mesolithic origin. These flints have been heavily re-corticated following their original production suggesting a long period in the ground post production. Both cores have flake removal scars at a variety of angles indicating multiple striking platforms. Core 1: Weight: 11.6g, Length 33.18mm, Width 19.89mm, Thickness 16.82mm. Core 2: Weight: 7.9g, Length 32.75mm, Width 23.39mm, Thickness 13.52mm.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-0FBF6B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five flint chunks of possible Mesolithic origin. Four of the pieces are secondary chunks with 30% to 50% cortex over a dark grey/brown semi-translucent flint. The fifth and smallest chunk is a grey/brown semi-translucent tertiary flint pointed at both ends. Each piece has a number of flake removal scars but there are no clear striking platforms. The largest chunk has some crushing along one edge that may indicate its use as a hammer stone. Chunk 1: Weight: 7.2g, Length 23.38mm, Width 20.51mm, Thickness 14.15mm. Chunk 2: Weight: 5.0g, Length 35.61mm, Width 13.54mm, Thick…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-1046D6
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of dark grey flint that resembles a thumbnail scraper of possible Mesolithic origin. This piece has no evidence of retouch but may be an abandoned attempt to produce a scraper. The ventral face is concave and has scars where flakes have been removed from the bulb of percussion. The dorsal face is convex and the striking platform is very jagged, there are some very narrow flake removal scars here which may indicate some attempt to dress the edge of the striking platform. The flint has a light/pale covering patina. Weight 3.0g, Length 21.18mm, Width 17.76mm, Thick…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-122925
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of four flint cores of possible Mesolithic origin. The flints are light brown with a creamy patina which ranges from a light to a complete covering. Each core is sub conical with 3 or 4 parallel flake removal scars and were collected from a 500m stretch of coastal pathway. Core 1: Weight 14.4g, Length 28.34mm, Width 22.50mm, Thickness 21.12mm. Core 2: Weight 9.9g, Length 30.22mm, Width 18.68mm, Thickness 15.21mm. Core 3: Weight 8.0g, Length 32.24 mm, Width 22.72mm, Thickness 16.17mm. Core 4: Weight 4.3g, Length 25.17mm, Width 23.47mm, Thickness 9.63mm.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-12701A
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 3 burnt flint chunks of possible Mesolithic origin. The flints all have multiple flake removal scars and have no evidence of retouch. The chunks all show crazed cracking indicative of being burnt and two of them have areas of red colouring. Chunk 1: Weight 5.5g, Length 18.52mm, Width 18.52mm, Thickness 12.16mm. Chunk 2: Weight 3.9g, Length 27.33mm, Width 13.29mm, Thickness 8.80mm. Chunk 3: Weight 3.2g, Length 18.13mm, Width 11.74mm, Thickness 11.35mm.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-12C9AE
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 8 chunks of worked flint of possible Mesolithic origin. The flints all have multiple flake removal scars and have no evidence of retouch. The chunks are all heavily re-corticated, indicative of being in the ground a relatively long time after being worked. Chunk 1: Weight 5.3g, Length 25.44mm, Width 15.25mm, Thickness 12.88mm. Chunk 2: Weight 3.4g, Length 22.31mm, Width 18.62mm, Thickness 7.30mm. Chunk 3: Weight 3.4g, Length 24.38mm, Width 18.29mm, Thickness 7.35mm. Chunk 4: Weight 2.0g, Length 21.85mm, Width 19.14mm, Thickness 5.80mm. Chunk 5: Wei…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-1310DD
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 4 chunks of worked flint of possible Mesolithic origin. The flints all have multiple flake removal scars and have no evidence of retouch. Chunk 1 is heavily re-corticated, indicative of being in the ground a relatively long time after being worked. Chunk 4 is a pale semi-translucent flint, almost quartz-like. There is a shallow bulb of percussion on the ventral surface and a small lump of cortex on the distal end of the dorsal surface. It is possible that this is a core rejuvenation flake. Chunk 1: Weight 2.5g, Length 22.90mm, Width 12.30mm, Thickness 10.07…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-945D0D
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Mesolithic flint Burin. Teardrop in plan, concavo convex in section, tapers to a point with a projecting ridge along the dorsal face. 30% or the surface is cortex therefore a secondary flake. On the distal face there is a prominent bulb of percussion and some bulbar scarring. The dorsal faces have scaled flaking with short semi-abrupt scaled retouch.25% of the right hand end towards the proximal end has short abrupt retouching. There is evidence of burin spall removal from a retouch platform around the point indicating a truncation burin.
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2017
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Record ID: DUR-031EE2
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 7 flint cores of possible Mesolithic origin. An irregular core of dark grey flint heavily patinated. Sub conical in shape with 25% cortex. There are multiple flake scars struck from different angles. Length: 41.9mm, Width:37.3mm, Thickness: 32.1, Weight:47.1g An irregular core of dark grey/brown flint with light patination. There are multiple flake scars struck from different angles. There is a small area of cortex around some shallow pits on two faces and some crushing and rounding of edges possibly caused by sea action. Length: 46.0mm, Width:25.9mm, Thi…
Created on: Wednesday 24th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 7th February 2021
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Record ID: DUR-535560
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint 'chunk' that is Prehistoric in date. The object is roughly triangular in shape and is probably part of a core that could not be used to form a tool. It is dark grey in colour and weighs 28.6g and measures 44.63mm in length, 35.21mm in width and 21.58mm at its thickest point.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2012
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Record ID: DUR-538AC2
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Prehistoric flint nodule that would have been used to form lithic implements. The exterior of the object is stone and flint is visible in section where the object has been knapped. It weighs 96.5g overall.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2012
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Record ID: DUR-53A794
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of three inner flint flakes that are various colours and sizes. All of areas of retouching around the perimeter and one of the faces. The other faces are smooth. The implements are probably either Neolithic or Bronze Age in date.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2012
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Record ID: DUR-53C3A3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A brown lithic implement that is probably Neolithic/ Bronze Age in date. The flake is secondary and still has parts of the cortex remaining. It is roughly circular in plan and weighs 8.9g, measuring 35.31mm in length, 32.06mm in width and 6.46mm in thickness.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2012
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