Record ID: NCL-241F46
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of the Neolithic period. The scraper is of the 'thumbnail' variety. It is semicircular in plan and wedge-shaped in profile, with the thickening toward the scraping edge, which bears traces of pressure flaking to form the edge.
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-79BF87
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of the Neolithic. The scraper is sub-triangular in plan with two retouched edges coming to a point. The point is somewhat blunt. The flint is grey-brown in colour.
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-5694A0
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete chert notched scraper of late Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular. The dorsal surface is convex and contains seven predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The mesial portion of the distal surface retains a minor amount of cortex. Both the proximal and distal ends have been abruptly blunted with a small semi-circular notched aspect along the right hand proximal edge. The left hand edge has fine, semi-abrupt retouch while the left hand edge has a centrally located semi-circular notched aspect with fine semi-abrupt retouch within and b…
Created on: Monday 8th June 2015
Last updated: Monday 8th June 2015
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Record ID: DUR-571561
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete chert scraper of Late Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular. The dorsal surface is convex and contains four predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The distal end has been abruptly blunted and the proximal end is rounded. The left and right hand edges have fine, semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is slightly concave with a small bulb of percussion situated at the proximal end. The chert is cream in colour. The lithic retains a no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake. Length: 32.29mm, Width: 13.42mm, Thickness: 2.94mm, W…
Created on: Monday 8th June 2015
Last updated: Monday 8th June 2015
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Record ID: DUR-8C4E10
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint thumbnail scraper of Neolithic date (3450-2350). The lithic is sub-ovate in plan and plano-covex in section. The dorsal surface has multiple negative scars with corresponding arrises and hinged flake removal at the proximal end. The distal, left and right hand edges have short parallel flaking and abrupt retouch. The ventral surface has five negative scars and corresponding arrises. The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake. The flint is dark grey in colour with cream inclusions throughout. Length: 24.10mm, Width: 26.56mm, Thickness: 12.45m…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-31F365
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint notched scraper of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan and concaveo-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains multiple predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The proximal end has been abruptly blunted and all other edges show short, parallel semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is concave with multiple negative scarring. The right hand edge is denticulated. The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake. The flint is a dark grey in colour with brown inclusions throughout. Dimensions: Leng…
Created on: Wednesday 11th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th November 2015
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Record ID: NCL-53CC67
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint scraper, probably of Neolithic-Bronze Age date, c. 3000-2000 BC. The scraper is sub-triangular in plan view, worked only on one face in a honey-brown coloured flint. The dorsal face has had some retouch on the broad face (long, subparallel, low angled) and some on the edges (short, scaled, low-angled). There is no retouch ont he ventral face.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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Record ID: DUR-61BED5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint side scraper of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile and concavo-convex in section. The dorsal surface has three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The proximal end is abruptly blunted and the right hand edge has fine semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface has a small bulb of percussion situated at the proximal end. The lithic retains no cortex. The lithic is an orange brown in colour. The lithic is tertiary. Length: 23.54mm, Width: 9.79mm, Thickness: 3.41mm, Weight: 0.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th July 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-F70C9D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Two chert scrapers of likely Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are sub-ovate in plan and plano-convex in section. Both have multiple negative scars with corresponding arrises and blunted proximal ends. Both have a minor amount of fine semi-abrupt retouch along the distal edge. Neither retains any cortex. The chert is cream to light grey in colour. Both are tertiary flakes. Length: 10.79mm, Width: 15.79mm, Thickness: 3.58mm, Weight: 0.7g. Length: 10.39mm, Width: 11.87mm, Thickness: 3.70mm, Weight: 0.5g.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
Last updated: Sunday 17th September 2017
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Record ID: DUR-F71A23
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 plano-convex in section. The proximal end has been blunted and there is semi-abrupt retouch along the left and right hand edges. The lithic retains no cortex. The chert is cream in colour and is a tertiary flake. Length: 27.93mm, Width: 16.96mm, Thickness: 5.91m, Weight: 2.0g.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-53D6D3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched lithic implement that is possibly Neolithic/Bronze Age date. The object is roughly triangular in shape and brown/green in colour. Both faces are smooth and the retouching occurs around the edge of the object. It weighs 6.8g in total, measuring 37.06mm in length, 25.51mm in width and 4.46mm in thickness.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2012
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Record ID: DUR-51F9F1
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint Notched scraper of Mesolithicto Neolithic date (9000-1500 BC). The lithic is sub-spatulate in plan and concavo-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises and a small amount of cortex is retained along the proximal left hand edge. The proximal, left and right hand edges have rough semi-abrupt retouch. There is a projecting bulbous spur along the proximal left hand edge which creates a notched aspect in the mesal left hand edge. The ventral surface is smooth and slightly concave. The lithic retains a minor …
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2016
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Record ID: DUR-04637B
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint notched scraper of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains 3 visible negative scars with corresponding arrises. The distal end has evidence of semi-abrupt retouch. The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake. The lithic is predominantly light brown in colour with light grey inclusions throughout. Length: 33.88mm, Width: 13.80mm, Thickness: 3.92mm, Weight: 1.5g.
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2016
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Record ID: DUR-04B787
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of four flint scrapers of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are sub-rectangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surfaces of the lithics feature multiple negative scars with corresponding arrises. On the ventral surfaces there is evidence of cracking ripples, although there are no bulbs of percussion. Both the proximal and distal ends of the lithics have been retouched abruptly, creating a flat edge. There is also evidence of minor short retouch on two of the lithics. There is no cortex present and so the lithics are tertiary. The lithics range i…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2016
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Record ID: DUR-04C559
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of three flint scrapers of probable Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are sub-rectangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surfaces of the lithics feature multiple negative scars with corresponding arrises. On the ventral surfaces there is faint evidence of a bulb of percussion but no cracking ripples. The proximal portions of the lithics have been semi-abruptly retouched. There is no cortex present and so the lithics are tertiary flakes. The lithics range in colour from light-dark brown and grey, with cream/white inclusions throughout. Leng…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-04EE27
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of flint scrapers of probable Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are sub-rectangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surfaces of both lithics feature multiple negative scars with corresponding arrises. On the ventral surface of one lithic there is clear evidence of a bulb of percussion with associated cracking ripples. The proximal portions of the lithics have been semi-abruptly retouched. No cortex is present, so both are tertiary. The lithics range in colour from brown to light grey, with light grey/cream inclusions on both. Length: 44.71mm,…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2016
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Record ID: DUR-846A89
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint micro-scraper dating to the Mesolithic period. Soft-hammer chunk. Retouch along right lateral edge. Length: 17.9mm, Width: 18.9mm, Thickness: 10.9mm. Weight: 3.66g.
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-567DCE
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A complete chert microlith probable scraper of Late Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular. The dorsal surface is convex and contains six predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. Both the proximal and distal ends have been abruptly blunted, the distal end having a cylindrical recession, probably naturally occurring within the chert, running into the body of the lithic. The left and right hand edges have fine, semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is predominantly flat with a small bulb of percussion situated at the proximal end. The chert is …
Created on: Monday 8th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2017
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Record ID: DUR-5726AD
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A group of two chert tools of Late Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The lithic is a micro burin and is sub-triangular. The dorsal surface contains two predominant negative scars with a single, central arrise. The proximal end has been abruptly blunted while the distal end tapers to a point. The right hand edge contains fine semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface contains a small bulb of percussion situated at the proximal end. The chert is cream in colour. The flake retains no cortex and is therefore tertiary. Length: 17.23mm, Width: 8.87mm, Thickness: 2.39mm, Weight: 0.3g.…
Created on: Monday 8th June 2015
Last updated: Sunday 17th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.