Record ID: BH-30D1D6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint borer of probable Bronze Age date. Part of a large assemblage of Mesolithic to Bronze Age flintwork*. The tool is crudely made and irregular in form. It is of sub-triangular section and tapers to a point at the end. The flake removal scars are multi-directional. The flint is mid grey in colour. The artefact measures 95.5mm long, 26.4mm wide and 23.7mm thick. It weighs 44.45g. *See also: BH-D7D6B1, BH-D80626, BH-D85097, BH-2C8256, BH-2DC9D5, BH-2E2601, BH-2E5412, BH-2E7BB6, BH-2EA041, BH-2EB740, BH-2ECED3, BH-2F2323, BH-2F74C0, BH-2FA0C8, BH-2FCA68, BH-2FEC65, BH-301025…
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BB0FCD
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a tertiary flake and is sub-oval in plan, with possible damage at the proximal end, where there is a portion of the striking platform and adjacent bulb-of-percussion. Retouch is clearest at the distal end and is long, sub-parallel and semi-abrupt; it seems likely that right- and left-hand sides also have short, abrupt retouch. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated, mottled white which is indicative of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 53.2mm; width: 35mm; thickness: 11.4mm. Weight: 21.54g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BB14F5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Middle to Late Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a secondary flake and is broadly pear-shaped but slightly irregular. Retouch to the distal end is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. Part of the striking platform survives and the bulb-of-percussion has a bulbar scar. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated, mottled white, which is indicative of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 46.2mm; width: 38.8mm; thickness: 14.5mm. Weight: 28.93g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BBF517
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a secondary flake and is broadly pear-shaped but slightly irregular. Retouch to the distal end is long, sub-parallel and abrupt, becoming semi-abrupt on the right- and left-hand sides. Part of the striking platform survives, with a low bulb-of-percussion below. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which is indicative of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 64mm; width: 36.2mm; thickness: 13.8mm. Weight: 29.64g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BC048D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Middle to Late Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a secondary flake and is broadly pear-shaped but slightly irregular. Retouch to the distal end is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. Part of the striking platform survives and the ventral surface displays a pronounced bulb-of-percussion and conchoidal fracture, indicating hard hammer production. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which is the result of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 49mm; width: 35.3mm; thickness: 16mm. Weight: 28.64g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BC09E6
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a tertiary, sub-oval flake which has been struck at 45 degrees to the core platform, part of which survives. Retouch to the distal end is long, sub-parallel and abrupt, and there is probably some short, semi-abrupt retouch to the left-hand side. The ventral surface displays a bulb-of-percussion with bulbar scar. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which is indicative of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 43.4mm; width: 31.3mm; thickness: 12.3mm. Weight: 18.65g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BC0F90
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Middle to Late Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a secondary, broadly pear-shaped, irregular flake. Retouch to the distal end and sides is long, sub-parallel and semi-abrupt. Adjacent to the striking platform, the ventral surface displays a pronounced bulb-of-percussion and conchoidal fracture, both of which are indicative of hard hammer production. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated, mottled white, which suggests deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 38.1mm; width: 28.9mm; thickness: 9.5mm. Weight: 11.2g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BC2062
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint 'thumbnail' scraper, dating from the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age. The sub-oval scraper is on a tertiary flake and has invasive, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch. Much of the dorsal surface has been lost to damage. A small portion of the striking platform survives, with an adjacent bulb-of-percussion. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which suggests deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 20.6mm; width: 19.9mm; thickness: 4.7mm. Weight: 1.91g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E43F15
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint hollow scraper, probably dating from the Late Neolithic to Bronze Age. The piece has been made from an irregular secondary flake with a hinge fracture extending along its longest side. The concave area has been created on the opposite side and the retouch here is short and abrupt. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which suggests deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 48.5mm; width: 22.9mm; thickness: 7.7mm. Weight: 10.25g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F518A6
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Mid Bronze Age to Early Iron Age date (c. 1601 - 401 BC). The tool is suboval in plan and irregular in section. This is a secondary flake, the striking platform covered with cortex, indicating that the tool has been made from a natural nodule or roughly worked core. The lack of arrises on the dorsal surface also attests to this fact. Retouch has occurred at the rounded distal end, continuing to approximately halfway down the left-hand mesial edge, and is long, abrupt and scaled. Contact with alkaline soil has resulted in the formation of a white surface.…
Created on: Friday 21st November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-F4F352
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Bronze Age date. The scraper is 'D-shaped' in plan and section, its truncated appearance probably created by the removal of the butt. The tool has been made from a secondary flake, probably from a natural nodule, with much of the dorsal surface covered by cortex. Retouch, located at the rounded distal end and extending to the sides, is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. The exposed areas are heavily patinated due to deposition within alkaline soil. Length: 27mm; width: 43.5mm; thickness: 20.7mm. Weight: 26.07g.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-F541EC
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two-platform flint flake core, probably dating from the Bronze Age. The roughly worked core is sub-cuboidal, the two platforms at a right-angle to one another. The parallel-sided scars vary in width. Contact with alkaline soil has resulted in a white surface with occasional patches of iron staining. Height: 36mm; length: 53.4mm; width: 34.6mm. Weight: 66.62g.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-F57309
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake core of probable Late Neolithic to Bronze Age date. The core is irregular, single-platform, with broad, parallel-sided flake removal scars on its working face. The white surfaces are the result of deposition within alkaline soil. Length: 35.6mm; width: 34.5mm. Weight: 24.3g.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-F57CCB
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake and blade core, probably dating from the Late Bronze Age. The core is irregular and has two adjacent platforms. The faces generally show broad flake removal scars, but there are also occasional narrow blade scars. The white surfaces are the result of deposition within alkaline soil. Length: 41mm; width: 33mm. Weight: 54.37g.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-07119E
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end scraper, probably dating from the Bronze Age (c. 2350 - 801 BC). The tool is on a tertiary flake, is truncated-oval in plan and of broadly trapezoidal cross section. A flat area at the proximal end probably represents part of the striking platform. A concave area below this, on the ventral surface, may be a large bulbar scar. Retouch at the rounded distal end is short and abrupt. The exposed surface of the flint is white due to deposition in alkaline soil. Length: 32.7mm; width: 30.9mm; thickness: 9.1mm. Weight: 9.07g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-0714FE
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake, probably dating from the Mid Bronze Age to Early Iron Age (c. 1600 BC - c. 401 BC). This irregular, secondary flake shows evidence of crossed abrupt retouch at one end. The white surface of the exposed flint is the result of deposition within alkaline soil. Length: 35.4mm; width: 29.9mm; thickness: 11.5mm. Weight: 10.11g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-0718B4
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end scraper, probably dating from Bronze Age (c. 2350 - 801 BC). The tool is on a tertiary flake, 'pear-shaped' and of trapezoidal cross section. Retouch, confined to the rounded distal end, is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. On the ventral surface, the bulb of percussion is low and the ripples are diffuse. The white surface of the exposed flint is indicative of deposition in alkaline soil; there is also some iron staining. Length: 49.7mm; width: 35.4mm; thickness: 12.2mm. Weight: 20.83g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-071C6C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end scraper of probable Mid Bronze Age to Early Iron Age date (c. 1600 - 401 BC). The tool has been made from a secondary flake, is sub-rectangular in plan and of broadly trapezoidal cross section. Retouch is confined to the rounded distal end and is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. The angled proximal end represents a deliberate truncation and removal of the striking point. The white surface of the exposed flint indicates deposition within an alkaline soil. Length: 39.2mm; width: 28.3mm; thickness: 8.8mm. Weight: 11.4g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-072DB5
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake, probably dating from the Mid Bronze Age to Early Iron Age (c. 1600 BC - c. 401 BC). The piece is roughly 'D-shaped' in plan and section and has been made from a secondary flake. Retouch is to the left-hand mesial edge and is long and low-angle. The striking platform and bulb of percussion are visible. The white surface is the result of deposition within alkaline soil. Length: 28.7mm; width: 29.2mm; thickness: 7.8mm. Weight: 6.6g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-073631
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper, probably dating from the Mid Bronze Age to Early Iron Age (c. 1600 BC - c. 401 BC). The piece is irregular in plan and section and has been roughly worked from a secondary flake. Crude retouch, which is long and abrupt or semi-abrupt, extends around most of the perimeter. The flint is conchoidally fractured and its white surface is the result of deposition within alkaline soil. Length: 33.3mm; width: 53.4mm; thickness: 12.9mm. Weight: 23.55g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.