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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