Record ID: WMID-516276
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete teritary debitage flake, of probable Mesolithic to Early Neolithic dating (6500 BC to 3500 BC). The flake is sub rectangular in shape, and triangular in cross section. A ridge runs the length of the dorsal (upper) surface. The remains of conchoidal ripples and a bulb of percussion are present on the ventral (lower) surface. Minimal retouch is present along the long edges and can be classified as short, parallel, semi-abrupt. It measures 22.7 mm in length, 7.2 mm wide and 3.5 mm thick. It weighs 0.5 g. The flint is an off white to grey colour, with some surface patinati…
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-517BFC
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete teritary debitage flake, of probable Mesolithic to Early Neolithic dating (6500 BC to 3500 BC). The flake is sub rectangular in shape, and sub triangular in cross section. A ridge runs the length of the dorsal (upper) surface. The remains of conchoidal ripples and a bulb of percussion are present on the ventral (lower) surface. Minimal retouch is present along the long edge and can be classified as short, parallel, semi-abrupt. It measures 15.3 mm in length, 6.9 mm wide and 4.2 mm thick. It weighs 0.5 g. The flint is an dark brown colour, with minimal surface patinatio…
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-50D2A7
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete secondary debitage flake, of probable Mesolithic to Early Neolithic dating (6500 BC to 3500 BC). The flake is sub rectangular in shape, and triangular in cross section. A ridge runs the length of the dorsal (upper) surface. Controlled retouch is present along one long edge and can be classified as short, parallel, acute. It measures 32.9 mm in length, 17.7 mm wide and 8.8 mm thick. It weighs 6.7 g. The flint is an mid brown translucent colour, with no surface patination present.
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-51096D
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete teritary debitage flake, of probable Mesolithic to Early Neolithic dating (6500 BC to 3500 BC). The flake is sub rectangular in shape, and rectangular in cross section. A ridge runs the length of the dorsal (upper) surface. The remains of conchoidal ripples and a bulb of percussion are present on the ventral (lower) surface. Minimal retouch is present along the long edges and can be classified as short, parallel, semi-abrupt. It measures 25.0 mm in length, 9.9 mm wide and 1.8 mm thick. It weighs 0.5 g. The flint is an off white to grey colour, with some surface patinat…
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-4A737B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete struck / knapped secondary debitage flake, of probable Neolithic dating (c. 4,000 BC to c. 2, 350 BC). The debitage flake has a sub triangular cross section, and is sub square in shape. Minimal retouch is present along one of the long edges (short, subparallel, low angle). Conchoidal ripples are present on the ventral face. The flake has been made from a light brown flint, with little surface patination. Length: 23.3 mm Width: 35.3 mm Thickness: 4.7 mm Weight: 4.3 g
Created on: Thursday 14th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-EC5CB9
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete struck / knapped blade, formed from a tertiary debitage flake, of probable Neolithic dating (c. 4,000 BC to c. 2, 350 BC). The probable blade has a sub triangular cross section, and is sub triangular in shape. Retouch is present along the long edges and the short side (short, subparallel, abrupt). The probable blade has been made from a piece of tertiary debitage, probably the remains of a core for making blade. The flake has been made from a dark grey flint, with little surface patination. Length: 49.8 mm Width: 28.6 mm Thickness…
Created on: Friday 30th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-EB5661
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint probable arrowhead of Neolithic-Bronze Age dating (AD 3450-1200 BC). The artefact broadly resembles a Leaf-shaped arrowhead. It is lentoid in plan and bi-convex in section. Both the dorsal and ventral surfaces have covering scaled flaking and all edges, with the exception of the proximal, have fine low angled retouch. The proximal edge has been abruptly blunted, forming a notched aspect at its base. The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake.The flint is grey in colour. Length: 26.2 mm Width: 22.8 mm Thickness…
Created on: Friday 30th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-F38848
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper dating from the late neolithic period to the early bronze age. The shape is largely circular in plan and in section protrudes to a point on the dorsal face. The body of the scraper is largely a light grey colour, with a gradation to dark grey to the left of the ventral face (and right of the dorsal), distal end up. Very little cortex remains and is mostly found on the mesal. The dorsal face shoes long, scaled, semi-abrupt retouching. The ventral side features long ripple marks across its length which emanate from the bulb of percussion.
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-1803EA
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Serrated blade characteristic of Early Mesolithic period. 40 mm in length, 12.3 mm wide. The blade is largely flat along one edge while the serrated edge is curved. The flatter edge retains a section of the cortex, which covers half of the dorsal face lengthways, and the remaining flint is largely grey and brown, with warmer tone towards the distal end. The bulb of percussion is identifiable at the proximal end although it may have faced damage on the dorsal side where there is an L-shaped break when viewed in profile. On the ventral face there is evidence of short …
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D35163
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete, likely broken from a blade. The segment is 22.8 mm in length from the proximal end up to the point of breakage, which is marked by a clean break across the width. No cortex remains, and the blade segment is primarily a mid-to-light grey colour that is warm in tone. There appears to be some evidence of short retouching which, when facing the ventral side, appears as a serrated left edge and a possibly denticulate right edge. On the ventral face, there are conchoidal ripples visible which emanate from a small bulb of percussion.
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D4EC1D
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary flake, possibly dating to the Neolithic period. In plan the flake is closest to a rhomboid but for a protrusion of the proximal end where the bulb of percussion is visible. In section there is minimal curvature and only little variations in thickness. The flake is of a warm-grey to brown, and conchoidal ripples are visible on both faces. There is evidence of short parallel retouching on the mesal (noticeable on the right edge when facing the dorsal face).
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-17187C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete flint scraper dating from Late Neolithic to Bronze Age. In plan the scraper is largely rectangular save for one rounded edge which is found on the left when facing the ventral side. The opposite edge is predominantly straight. In section, the tool curves slightly towards the dorsal face, and narrows in thickness towards the distal end. The thickest point is at the bulb of percussion. The scraper is a white/light grey patina and warm in tone, with no cortex visible. On the dorsal side there are areas of flake removal but there is limited evidence of retouching. At the pr…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-5F838D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late neolithic to early bronze age flint thumbnail scraper. The shape is largely oval, and in section it protrudes toward the distal end. A small area of cortex is present on the dorsal face and the body is largely grey/warm brown, with an area of white on the ventral face. On the dorsal surface, there is short retouching visible on the outer rind, which in some areas appears parallel, and in other semi-parallel. The angle of retouch is semi-abrupt. The bulb of percussion is visible on the ventral face but appears quite subtle.
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-C51C17
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint or chert scraper. The flint or chert is a mid red/brown colour with red/beige patches. In plan it is a sub-drop shape. The dorsal face (the face with the most scars) has retouch around the side and lower edges, the base of the drop shape. The retouch is formed by long, narrow parallel negative scars. The angle of the retouch is c. 60 degrees. The ventral face (smooth face) has no retouch, but has bulbar scars as well as the bulb and concentric rings. The scraper, with the striking platform at the top, is 36.98mm long and is 28.64mm wide. It weighs 10.6g. The scraper…
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Saturday 18th March 2017
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Record ID: WAW-C7E642
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped secondary flint flake knapped from an opaque mid brown coloured flint. The ventral surface has a bulb of percussion, bulbar scars and concentric ripples. The dorsal surface has three deep scars forming a prominent ridge. This is probably a core rejuvenation flake. The flake weighs 3.39g and measures 34.3mm long, 16.64mm wide and 7.49mm thick. This is probably a core rejuvenation flake dating to the Neolithic to early Bronze Age (-2500 to -1500).
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-9B2C83
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic to Neolithic (-8300 to -2100) debitage: The knapped flint flake is probably either a core rejuvenation flake or sharpening flake. It is knapped from a mottled mid grey to light grey flint which has a waxy texture. One edge has re-touch on the dorsal surface which also has flake scars. The edges are otherwise unmodified. The ventral surface has a single scar, and recent damage. It weighs 7.25g and measures 35.94mm long, 28.09mm wide and 7.91mm thick. The flake probably dates to the Mesolithic to Neolithic period.
Created on: Monday 13th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2017
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Record ID: SWYOR-B31673
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint end scraper dating from the Neolithic – Early Bronze Age. The flint is pale-mid grey with a small patch of cortex at the butt where it has been struck from the core. The tool is roughly tear shaped; the wide rounded end is finely worked into a scraping tool on the dorsal face. There is some further retouch down the left and right dorsal edges but this does not appear to be for use as a scraping edge. The scraper weighs 7.66g and measures 40.41mm in length, 23mm in width and 7.88mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-B4BAD4
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint end scraper dating to the Neolithic – Early Bronze Age. The flint is honey coloured with a small patch of cortex at the distal end of the ventral face. The tool is roughly oval in shape; unusually, the curved proximal end (as opposed to the distal end) of the dorsal surface bears the fine retouch forming the scraping edge. The ventral face has a bulb of percussion at the proximal end and terminates in a hinge fracture at the distal end. The scraper weighs 4.26g and measures 27.03mm in length, 20.19mm in width and 8.36mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-B4C108
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Long worked flint blade dating to the Mesolithic period. The blade is mid-brown in colour and displays a double dorsal ridge. There is some fine retouch along the left dorsal edge. The left ventral edge also has some fine retouch in a localised area which has created a small semi-circular notch about a third of the way up the edge from the proximal end. The piece has been labelled by the finder and has a shiny fixative on the ventral face. The blade measures 60.1mm in length, 14.3mm in width and 6.86mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-B4D444
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint thumbnail scraper made from a flake and dating to the late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age. The scraper is sub-oval in shape with a finely retouched curved edge on the dorsal face. There is a small patch of cortex on the dorsal face and a V shaped butt area where the original flake was struck off the core. The ventral surface has a pronounced bulb of percussion with ripples radiating from this point across the surface. There is no retouch on the ventral surface. The scraper weighs 3.57g and measures 23.4mm in length, 19.4mm in width and 7.78mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 10th September 2019
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