Record ID: BH-24E6A1
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
Flint handaxe of Lower Palaeolithic date. Measures 125.6mm long, by 82.9mm wide, by 34.4mm thick. Weight = 324.5g. Thought to be Lower Palaeolithic due to the fact that a flake has been deliberately removed from one of the edges, thus creating a scraping edge.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 19th March 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-DD20C3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
Four waste flint flakes found as part of a spread of similar material (see notes). Flint 1: Measures 48.2mm wide by 39mm high and 10.6mm thick. It has a bulb of percussion at the top and a weathered surface. Weight = 28.31g. It has been struck from a large flint nodule. Flint 2: Measures 47.2mm high by 24.5mm wide and 8.7mm thick. It has a bulb of percussion on one side and, on the otherwise unworked reverse, there is a flake removal scar measuring 22.5mm high by 9.5mm wide. Weight = 15.11g. It appears to have been struck vertically from a flint nodule in order to form a…
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-DEE9F4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
Flint scraper of probable early Neolithic date. Made of a light grey to white flint. The front of the implement can be described in two halves. The upper half has received no retouching and is irregular in shape, whilst the lower half has been significantly retouched to form a rounded scraping edge 30.6mm across. The reverse has received no retouching work and there is a bulb of percussion visible at the unworked top end. The implement measures 43.2mm long and 8.5mm thick. Weight = 12.72g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-AA9895
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A flint core of probable late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. The core has a sub-oval platform and has been worked around most of its perimeter by the removal of several narrow blade flakes. There is chipping around the edges of the platform, which shows an attempt to maintain the shape of the core. The flint is yellowish-grey in colour with some light greyish-blue patination. It measures 40.7mm high by 30.9mm wide and 22.4mm thick. It weighs 28.93g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2005
Last updated: Saturday 8th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pertenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-138112
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A flint implement 'fabricator' of late Mesolithic -Early Bronze Age date. The object is sub-rectangular and measures 38.6mm long by 15.7mm wide and 5.9mm thick. The upper surface has two angled vertical faces which sit either side of a flat central vertical face. Both of the angled faces have been significantly re-touched with approximately two rows of pressure flaked chips. The horizontal edges have been deliberately squared off. The reverse has rippling but no bulb of percussion. The flint is a mid yellowish-brown. It weighs 4.72g.
Created on: Monday 4th April 2005
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pertenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-16C513
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A flint core of probable Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. The core has a single semi-circular platform and has been formed by the removal of three or four broad flakes around its convex edge. The reverse retains a small portion of the cortex. The flint is a heavily patinated creamy white colour. It measures 33.6mm high by 39.6mm wide and 18.4mm thick. It weighs 29.69g.
Created on: Monday 4th April 2005
Last updated: Saturday 8th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pertenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-CA1563
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A bifacially knapped fragmentary handaxe of a yellow-brown flint. It is very coarsely knapped, with large and angular removals covering both faces. the flint itself is somewhat freckled and mottled with darker brown spots, in addition to some quite significant iron staining on the ventral face, where cracks and scarring are also clearly visible. It is suggested to be of Lower Palaeolithic date.
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: PUBLIC-5AB001
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
An elongate bifacially flaked pick or axe-rough but dating to a probable mesolithic period, The object is made on a broken tabular nodule of probably opaque pale grey mottled flint, there is rough and often deep flaking on both faces resulting in centre axial ridges. Both faces retain traces of chalky cortex and both margins are markedly irregular and have traces of deliberate battering or dressing. One end of the object tapers to a blunt point where it has broke off, the other is blunt thick and squared-off and has a lozenge shaped cross-section, consisting largely of naturally fract…
Created on: Saturday 4th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st August 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-8FE101
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
An abraded and rolled flint handaxe of probable Lower Palaeolithic date. It is oval in form, pointed oval in section, struck from a grey flint with grey/white patination and some orange/brown iron staining, retaining a small amount of cortex at the striking platform. The surfaces have bifacial flake removal and very abraded edges resultant from post-depositional damage and glacial rolling. It measures 81.93mm in length, 72.81mm in width, 26.97mm in thickness and 197.88g in weight. this handaxe is of Lower Palaeolithic date, c.500,000-40,000 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 6th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pertenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-1CC015
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A good example of a late Neolithic to early Bronze Age 'horseshoe' type flint scraper. From the flat platform area at the top, the sides angle downwards, creating a roughly trapezoidal top section; the lower two thirds of the implement have rounded edges. The surface of the tool is convex and has been extensively worked. Several vertical and angled flake removal scars mark a central ridge from which radiate downwards several other scars. The majority of narrow scars are concentrated around the bottom end of the tool, although there is evidence of finer retouch and grinding around al…
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Roxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-1D1335
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A good example of a flint 'thumbnail' type scraper of late Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. At the top, the implement retains a portion of the flat core platform. From here the sides angle downwards and outwards, extending into a rounded bottom edge. The upper surface of the tool is convex, having been formed by the removal of a radiating pattern of narrow flakes. The majority of retouch is to the distal and right hand (as you look at it) edges. The reverse is flat and the bulb-of-percussion has been removed. The flint is light to mid grey in colour and has little surface patinat…
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Roxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8827F7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Neolithic date. This implement is very simple in form, having been made from a large flake. The flake is sub-circular in plan, has a convex upper surface and a flat underside. The upper surface retains much of the original cortex, the only exception being where the limited re-touching has occurred at one end, where the removal of six or seven narrow flakes has created a crude scraping edge. Interestingly, the level of patination on the underside of the tool suggests that this flake was of considerable antiquity when it was selected for use as a tool; in f…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Odell', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: BH-2A99A1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint End scraper of early Neolithic date (C. Butler 2005; pp. 127). The implement has been made from a broad, thick flake. It is sub-oval in plan, having a deliberately flattened bottom edge. There is a limited amount of re-touching to the rounded top edge and parallel long sides. The convex upper surface of the tool is also roughly worked, with three or four uneven flake removal scars and a portion of the original flint cortex remaining. There is no reworking on the reverse, where, at the top, there is a small section of the core platform above a bulb-of-percussion. The flint is…
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Odell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2AC403
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of possible Bronze Age date. The implement has been made from a flake which is broader than it is high and is of an irregular shape. The top edge is flat and represents part of the core platform. The upper surface of the tool is roughly flat, with several broad flake removal scars visible. Extending downwards from the right hand end of the flat top edge is a short, convex side, which has been carefully re-touched. This curved side extends into a straighter side, also carefully re-touched, in this case by the removal of several narrow, vertical pressure flakes. The a…
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Odell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2B08A5
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint blade or microlith of probable Mesolithic date. The tool consists of a short point of tringular section. At the top is a small section of cortex and one of the surfaces has ripples from the strike. None of the faces or edges have been re-touched. The tool measures 19.6mm long, 3mm wide and weighs 0.15g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Odell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2E5047
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint blade of probable late Mesolithic date. The blade is thin and has a slightly concave ventral face. It is uncertain whether or not it is complete. The Dorsal face has a central vertical arise, which creates a sub-triangular profile; a further two angled arrises are located at the distal end. One side has numerous shallow flake removal scars. On the reverse is a bulb-of-percussion. The flint is a heavily patinated blueish-white colour. The object measures 22.3mm long, 9.4mm wide and 2.9mm thick. The weight is 0.6g.
Created on: Thursday 8th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sharnbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C54CB6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A re-touched flint flake tool of probable Neolithic date. The flake is sub-rectangular in plan, with a flat proximal end (part of the core platform) and rounded distal end. The dorsal surface has a central vertical ridge and fine re-touch to the right edge. The bulb-of-percussion is visible at proximal end of the ventral surface. The flint is a lightly patinated mid greyish-blue. The object measures 31.7mm long, 24.7mm wide and 8.1mm thick. The weight is 5.09g.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Odell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D7D8C4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint waste flake of uncertain date. The flake is irregular in plan and has a slightly convex dorsal surface. At the proximal end of the ventral surface is a clear bulb-of-percussion and rippling. There is no evidence of re-touch. The flake is broken at the bottom. The flint is a translucent greyish-brown colour. The piece measures 27.6mm long, 22mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 2.9g.
Created on: Friday 16th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Odell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-6B3228
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A re-touched flint flake tool of probable Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. The tool has been made from an irregular flake which retains the cortex on one edge. Re-touching is confined to the one straight edge, which has been pressure flaked all the way along its length to create a cutting or scraping tool. At the proximal end of the dorsal surface is a diffuse bulb-of-percussion. The flint is dark brownish-grey in colour. The tool measures 28.9mm long, 21.5mm wide and 5.1mm thick. The weight is 4.91g.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sharnbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-6B5255
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A re-touched flint flake tool of probable Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. The flake from which the tool has been made is sub-oval in plan and has a curved profile. The convex dorsal surface bears numerous arrises, aligned in various directions. The more regular, concave vertical side has been pressure-flaked along its length to create a scraping edge with a small notch at the bottom. The other side is slightly convex towards the distal end. This side shows possible signs of use rather than re-touching. On the ventral surface is a bulb-of-percussion and diffuse rippling. The flin…
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sharnbrook', grid reference and parish protected.