Record ID: WMID-D73EB4
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped flint blade, dating from the late Mesolithic – early Neolithic period, between c. 6500 – 2900 BC (length: 27.5mm; width: 16mm; thickness: 3.5mm; weight: 1.4g). On the ventral side of the artefact, there is a bulb of percussion with two eraillure scars and multiple radiating ripples or ‘lunettes’ below and running down the length of the flake towards the distal end. On the dorsal side, there are three main arrises, but there is no retouch along the edges. A blade, according to Bond, C, J, 2004 ‘Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lith…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-DB1296
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped flint probable circular scraper, dating to the Neolithic period, between 4000 – 200 BC (diameter: 33mm; thickness: 5.5mm; weight: 4.7g). There is retouch on both sides of the scraper, which is particularly evident on one side where the retouch runs around its circumference. The artefact has been broken across the centre. The flint is dark brown/ grey in colour. According to Bond, C, J, 2004 ‘Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics, Version 1’, page 206, a scraper is ‘a retouched form that retains an edge, by retouching to an a…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-DB5206
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped flint flake, probably dating to the Neolithic period, between 4000 – 2200 BC (length: 18mm; width: 14.5mm; thickness: 5mm; weight: 1.2g). On the ventral side of the artefact, there is a distinctive bulb of percussion with some radial scars extending outwards from the striking platform. Faint ripples or ‘lunettes’ are also visible. On the dorsal side, there are three main arrises but no retouch is noticeable. A flake, according to Bond, C, J, 2004 ‘Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics, Version 1’, page 202, is any material re…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-837197
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead (length: 38mm; width: 29mm; thickness: 4mm; weight: 3.67g). A finely knapped artefact (particularly along the edges) forming a sharply pointed tip as well as particularly square barbs and the base of the arrowhead is convex in plan. The barbs are slightly shorter than the tang and angle upwards to the right on the outside edge. This arrowhead has clear parallels with those of the Conygar Hill types which are present through-out Britain (Stephen Green, 1980, pages 117, 123 & 127, figs 46 & 50). The barbed and tanged arrowheads are largely dated to th…
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 17th September 2019
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Record ID: WMID-E46055
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint leaf-shaped arrowhead (length: 24.7mm; width: 17.2mm; thickness; 5mm; weight: 1.79g) with a possibly broken straight end and pointed tip. The surface of both sides has been pressure-flaked with knapping on the curved sides of the lenticular cross-section , working from the centre and projecting outwards. There is a substantial amount of trimmed working along the edges and pointed tip. Leaf-shaped pressure-flaked arrowheads are the high point of the earlier English Neolithic flint industry. They usually have a flat or lenticular cross-section and are asymmetrical in shape, wi…
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
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Record ID: WMID-239DC2
Object type: TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A transverse arrowhead, probably of petit tranchet type (length: 20mm; width: 18mm; thickness: 6mm; weight: 2.02g). The narrower end is what the shaft would have been connected. There has been extensively knapping on all three sides apart from the narrow end to create a sharp edge. There are three principal types defined as transverse arrowheads defined by typological analysis. These are the petit tranchet, chisel and oblique types. It is uncertain when petit tranchets were first manufactured in Britain. Some may perhaps date to the Mesolithic period, but most of the Mesolithic site…
Created on: Thursday 5th August 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
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Record ID: WMID-363326
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic scraper and blade dating between 4000-2200 BC (length: 38mm; width: 37.7mm; thickness: 10.5mm; weight: 11.19g). The bulb of percussion on the ventral side is clearly evident with a slight eraillure scar running downwards by 12mm with few radiatting ripples or 'lunettes' running down the tool's length. There are small radial scars running outwards to the sides from the striking platform and bulb also indicating the pressure of impact. The flint has been pressure-knapped from the ventral to create flaking scars/ re-touch on the dorsal down the right side. One area of thes…
Created on: Friday 6th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-36A663
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic flint blade, dating between 4000-2200 BC (length: 28mm; width: 28.2mm; thickness: 11mm; weight: 8.70g). The bulb of percussion is clearly visible on the ventral side below the striking platform with only slight and sparse radiatting ribbles or 'lunettes'. There does also appear to be possible radial scars radiatting outwards from the bulb. On the dorsal, there is a line of off-white cortex along the left side with a large flaking scar in the centre running nearly to the end of the tool's length. A curved/ smei-circular blade to the right side on the dorsal which continu…
Created on: Friday 6th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-37BC22
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic flint scraper, dating from 4000-2200 BC (length: 27.2mm; width: 20.5mm; thickness: 8.5mm; weight: 4.68g). There is no visible striking platform and only slight evidence of the bulb of percussion in the top left corner on the ventral side with numerous fine radiatting ripples or 'lunettes' covering the length of the flint. There is a large flaking scar from the top right side of the dorsal creating a ridge down the centre. Pressure flaking from the ventral side has created small abundant flaking scars/ re-touch at the top, down the left side and at the bottom. The patina…
Created on: Friday 6th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-3858C8
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic flint flake, dating from 4000-2200 BC (length: 27.5mm; width: 27.5mm; thickness: 4mm; weight: 3.93g). The striking platform and bulb of percussion are clearly visible, as is a eraillure scar running partly down the length of the flake by 10mm. Numerous slight radiatting ripples or 'lunettes' also appear down the length of the flake. Pressure flaking on the ventral side has produced flaking scars around most of the dorsal's edges, apart from at the very top near the striking platform. There is a single slight arrise to the left on the dorsal side. Overall, the flake is …
Created on: Friday 6th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-38E9E8
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic flint flake with re-touch, dating from 4000-2200 BC (length: 25mm; width: 28.5mm; thickness: 11mm; weight: 7.03g). The bulb of percussion is missing from the ventral side as the flint appears to be broken (as it also seems to be at the opposite end). However, there are still numerous radiatting ribbles or 'lunettes' running down the flint's length, therefore indicating where the bulb would have been. There are flaking scars down the left side of the ventral. Pressure flaking on the ventral created numerous flaking scars on the left side working edge of the dorsal. Ther…
Created on: Friday 6th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-A91B15
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible worked flint possible blade (length: 53.7mm; width: 17.5mm; thickness: 8.1mm; weight: 7.43g). General working is recognisable on the dorsal and ventral. The bulb of percussion is no longer visible on the ventral, but some ripples or 'lunettes' are still visible running down the flint's length. There are smaller worked areas along the left side of the ventral. Part of the core is still visible at one end.
Created on: Monday 11th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-A99C55
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of four worked flint flakes/ debris (collective weight: 6.76g), all showing ripples or 'lunettes' on the ventral sides. No evidence of the bulb of percussion remains on any of them, and part of the core remains on the largest piece. There is no evidence of re-working to the sides, signifying that they are most likely to be waste.
Created on: Monday 11th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-AA1068
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two worked flint possible scrapers (collective weight: 19.09g). On both dorsals, there are multiple arrises with faint ripples or 'lunettes' showing on the ventral. Some re-working along the edges is visible. Part of the core is still left on one of the examples.
Created on: Monday 11th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-BA82F1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A well-worked flint core with evidence of knapping all over (23mm x 21.8mm x 18.2mm; weight: 9.33g). The dorsal is quite high, while the ripples or 'lunettes' are still visible on the ventral side, as is the bulb of percussion and eraillure scar.
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-BE6B70
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of four worked flakes/ flint debris (collective weight: 33.10g).
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-BE9084
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable flint button scraper (25.3mm x 18.8mm; thickness: 6.1mm; weight: 3.49g). General working all over the surface and slightly along one of the edges, indicating its use as a cutting tool. Along the dorsal, there are three main arrises. On the ventral side, there are multiple ripples or 'lunettes' radiatting from one particular side where the bulb of percussion is no longer visible.
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-B44ED7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake (19.9mm x 14.2mm; thickness: 1.9mm; weight: 0.75g) with the bulb of percussion and eraillure scar on the ventral side showing the force of the main impact. There are also ripples or ‘lunettes’ radiating out from the bulb and a small amount of re-touch to the right side. On the dorsal side, there are two main arrises to the right and left, with another strike to the right and ‘lunettes’ running down the length of the artefact.
Created on: Monday 29th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-5A23C7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped two-edged probable flint blade, broken at both ends (length: 29.1mm; width: 20.1mm; thickness: 5mm; weight: 3.80g). This flint has been re-touched heavily on the dorsal side to either side of the artefact’s length to create sloped sharp edges. There are no specific arrises on the dorsal due to the large amount of pressure flaking. The breaks at either end could well be recent. Ripples or ‘lunettes’ are clearly visible running down the ventral, illustrating the force and impact when the flake was struck. This blade dates to the Neolithic period between 4000-2200 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 7th December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-5A8171
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four flint debris or waste (microliths?) (lengths ranging from 23-33mm; collective weight: 4.32g). All of them have been struck once or twice on the dorsal to create one main arrise, including some evidence of re-touch on two of the artefacts. On the ventral side, the ripples or ‘lunettes’ or clearly visible illustrating the force of the impact. Probably dating to the Mesolithic period between 8000-4000 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 7th December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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