Record ID: DUR-C78481
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible flint knife dating to the Neolithic period, c. 3800 to 3000 BC. The object is broadly triangular with a sub-rectangular projection from the short side. There are three main facets on the front of the object while the back is smooth and concave.
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th February 2014
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Record ID: DUR-9958C6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six blade/bladelet fragments, primarily distal ends. No retouch. Mesolithic. Count: 6. Weight: 1.37g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-8641CE
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 15 pieces of flint debitage of possible mesolithic date. A1: A possible core rejuvenation flake of grey semi-translucent flint.The ventral face is concave with a shallow bulb of percussion and some conchoidal ripples. The dorsal face has two arises at the proximal end that merge into a single central aris at the distal end. The distal point has been snapped off. Both side edges have serrations but these may be due to accidental damage. Weight: 2.0g, Length33.31mm, Width14.4mm, Thickness 4.93mm A2.A flake of heavily patinated flint. The ventral face is convex…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Last updated: Sunday 8th November 2020
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Record ID: DUR-1A7BCC
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete flint blade with no retouch. Undiagnostic in date, but possibly Mesolithic/Neolithic. Length: 30.1mm, Width: 9.5mm, Thickness: 3.6mm. Weight: 0.77g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-1B71DC
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint flakes greater than 10mm dating between the Mesolithc and Bronze Age. Count: 2. Weight: 2.52g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-7F06B2
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Single platform flint bladelet core possibly dating to the Mesolithic period. Length: 27.2mm, Width: 20.9mm, Thickness: 12.0mm. Weight: 9.33g.
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-7F25AC
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chert flakes greater than 10mm dating between the Mesolithic and Bronze Age. Count: 6. Weight: 13.23g.
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-7F2B01
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chert and flint flakes less than 10mm dating between the Mesolithic and Bronze Age. Count: 7 Weight: 4.95g.
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-8C5725
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of probable late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, circa 2500 - 1500 BC. The core is sub-triangular in plan, with an irregular cross section It is pale grey in colour with paler inclusions. There is a triangular patch of buff coloured cortex to the ventral side. Both the dorsal and ventral sides have numerous flakes removed from a number of different striking platforms and percussion points. Length 25.3mm, width 22.8mm, thickness 11.1mm, weight 8.4g. ​The item has some similarities with: WILT-C5E5FC
Created on: Friday 14th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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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-04811C
Object type: AWL
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint awl of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile and flat in section. Both the dorsal and ventral surfaces feature minor negative scars with corresponding arrises. It appears that the lithic has been retouched along both edges to form a point at the distal edge. The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake. The lithic is predominantly cream in colour with grey inclusions throughout. Length: 22.53mm, Width: 13.00mm, Thickness: 2.96mm, Weight: 0.9g.
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2016
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Record ID: DUR-04A122
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of three flint debitage of probable Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are sub-rectangular and sub-triangular in profile, and concave-convex in section. On the dorsal surfaces there are a small number of negative scars with corresponding arrises. Upon the ventral surface of one lithic there is a clear bulb or percussion with corresponding cracking ripples, while one also has a number of negative scars along the ventral surface. Two of the lithics have remains of cortex and are therefore secondary, while the other has none and is thus tertiary. The lithics range in …
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
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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-0506E3
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two complete, flint micro-burins of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are sub-triangular and sub-rectangular in profile and concave in section. On the dorsal surfaces there are a number of small negative scars with corresponding arrises. One of the lithics has been semi-abruptly retouched along the proximal. No cortex is present thus both lithics are tertiary. The lithics are both light grey in colour with white/light grey inclusions throughout. Length: 10.97mm, Width: 5.70mm, Thickness: 1.53mm, Weight: 0.1g. Length: 8.19mm, Width: 6.07mm, Thickness: 1.72mm, Weight…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2016
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Record ID: DUR-0539D6
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of five flint flakes of probable Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are sub-rectangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surfaces feature multiple negative scars with corresponding arrises. There is some evidence of short, semi-abrupt re touching on multiple edges. One lithic has some cortex, therefore it is a secondary flake, while the others have no cortex and are thus tertiary. The lithics are a variety of colours including light brown, light and dark grey, red and white. The cortex on lithic one is dark grey in colour. Length: 23.70mm, Wi…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-48F955
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of Mesolithic date, circa 9,000 - 4,000 BC, in the form of a blade. It is a tertiary flake and therefore retains no cortex on its surface. The dorsal face exhibits 5 negative flake scars from previous flake removal. The proximal end has a striking platform and low bulb of percussion, with faint conchoidal ripple marks present on the ventral face. The flint is mid grey-brown in colour with dark grey inclusions. It measures 29.03mm in length, 18.20mm in width, 1.94mm in thickness and weighs 2.18g.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th February 2017
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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-84AE29
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three flint microliths. Flint microlith, complete. Jacobi (1978) Type 3C/D lanceolate. Clark (1934 modified after Butler 2005) Group B backed forms. Dates to the Early Mesolithic. Length: 25.9mm, Width: 5.6mm, Thickness: 2.2mm. Weight: 0.34g. Flint microlith, complete. Jacobi (1978) Type 3C/D lanceolate. Clark (1934 modified after Butler 2005) Group B backed forms. Dates to the Early Mesolithic. Length: 33.8mm, Width: 6.1mm, Thickness: 3.8mm. Weight: 0.78g. Flint microlith, fragment. Jacobi (1978) Type 3C/D lanceolate. Clark (1934 modified after Butler 20…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-9962A8
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete blade. Light grey chert. Proximal end missing. Possbily Mesolithic in date. Length: 38.1mm, Width: 9.6mm, Thickness: 4.1mm. Weight: 1.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-996B5B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chert (light grey) flake debitage greater than 5mm. Count: 65. Weight: 33.96g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-99789A
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint flake debitage greater than 5mm. Flint is grey with variable patina ranging from milk-white to light grey/white. Count: 29. Weight: 9.81g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-998F28
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible core fragment, light grey chert. Single platform, blade removals. Possbily Mesolithic. Length: 38.4mm, Width: 24.4mm, Thickness: 14.1mm. Weight: 8.69g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-999918
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible core, light grey chert. Visible single platform, small number of removals. Possibly dating from the Mesolithic to Neolithic. Length: 38.8mm, Width: 29.2mm, Thickness: 27.8mm. Weight: 31.36g. Mesolithic-Neolithic?
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-99A153
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible flake core, light grey chert. Multi-platform, very poorly worked, significant hinge-fracturing. Possibly Mesolithic to Neolithic. Length: 34.1mm, Width: 22.9mm, Thickness: 20.3mm. Weight: 12.46g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-99F281
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible core rejuvenation flake. Overshot flake from single platform bladelet core removing platform at distal end. Possibly Mesolithic. Length: 27.3mm, Width: 15.4mm, Thickness: 8.1mm. Weight: 3.45g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-9A0161
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small multi-platform flake core fragment dating from the Mesolithic to Neolithic. Length: 29.0mm, Width: 33.9mm, Thickness: 15.6mm. Weight: 17.42g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-9A0ACD
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small multi-platform flake core. Dating from the Mesolithic to Neolithic. Length: 34.0mm, Width: 32.3mm, Thickness: 16.4mm. Weight: 17.66g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-9A12EE
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small multi-platform flake core. Dating from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic. Length: 33.2mm, Width: 30.9mm, Thickness: 21.0mm. Weight: 23.78g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-9A1A1D
Object type: BURNT FLINT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Single fragment of burnt flint (unworked). Undiagnostic.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-9A2185
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flakes greater than 10mm. Undiagnostic. Count: 16. Weight: 23.69.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-99719B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chert (grey) flake debitage greater than 5mm. Count: 22. Weight: 23.81g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-BB0370
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flake of flint debitage of uncertain age but possible Mesolithic to Bronze Age date (9000 to 2200 BC). This is a flake of semi-translucent grey flint with white inclusions and a light patina. It is sub-triangular in shape and sub-triangular in cross section. The dorsal surface has three flake removal scars with conchoidal ripples that indicate that they were struck from the pointed end making this the proximal end. The distal end has been snapped off and the lack of patina at this end would indicate this was done at a later date. The original flake would therefore have been longer.…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
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Record ID: DUR-97E18B
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint arrowhead of the barbed and tang type, dating from the later Neolithic to early Bronze Age. (BC2700-1000). Probably a Beaker Type, 'Sutton b' (See: Green 1980, Fig 45h). The arrrowhead is sub triangular in shape with slightly convex sidesone barb is incomplete.Both faces have been worked with covering, scaled and low-angle retouch.One surface is more convex due to the working of the flint.The core of the flint is of a dark grey colouring with some almost white patches. This was a surface find Dimensions: Length: 8.2 mm; Width: 9.27 mm…
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
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Record ID: DUR-9F1DC6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade of possible Mesolithic to early Neolithic date (9000 to 3300 BC). The object is dark grey semi-translucent flint with a light covering patina. It is sub-retangular in shape and sub-triangular in cross section. It is a secodary working with 15% cotec running centrally along the dorsal face. The dorsal face has one long flake removal scarrunning half the length and ending in a hinge fracture. The right hand edge has long,parallel,low angle retouch along its length. The left hand edge has short, scaled, abrupt retouch along 3/4 of the length at the distal end. The proximal…
Created on: Monday 29th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
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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-56D8CF
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A complete chert blade of Late Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-triangular. The dorsal surface is convex and contains four predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises and evidence of hinged flake removal within the mesial portion. Both the proximal and distal ends have been abruptly blunted. There is a minor amount of semi-abrupt retouch along the distal left hand edge. 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 no cortex and is therefore a tertiary…
Created on: Monday 8th June 2015
Last updated: Sunday 17th September 2017
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Record ID: DUR-56E898
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Lithic implement of likely Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-triangular. The dorsal surface is convex and contains six predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises and evidence of hinged flake removal within the mesial portion. The proximal end has been abruptly blunted while the distal end tapers to slight point. There is a minor amount of semi-abrupt retouch along both the left and right hand edges. The ventral surface is concave with a shallow negative scar at the distal end. The flint is cream in colour. The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a t…
Created on: Monday 8th June 2015
Last updated: Sunday 17th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.