Record ID: SUSS-2561F5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic polished flint axehead which has been broken widthways and then reworked. The axe dates from between circa 3500 BC to 2100 BC. The surviving part of the axe is the larger butt end of the tool. The butt end is rounded, with straight sides and the break is also straight - widthways. The break has also formed a hinge fracture. The axehead looks as if it has been extensively polished in its earlier use, but when it broke it looks as if it has been reworked, as it has also been extensively knapped. A small piece of cortex is still visible, possibly suggesting that the polished …
Created on: Monday 9th July 2007
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Plumpton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-AAE1A0
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A waste flint blade. Multiple blade flakes have been removed from the surface. The ripples of percussion, a bulb of percussion or a striking platform, all indicate that it has been worked. Mesolithic in date.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-F8AB72
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A small tranchet axe made from a large flake, 89.2mm long, 46.8mm wide and 25.9mm thick. The implement is made of dark brown flint with numerous lighter and darker cherty inclusions; about 5% cortext remains. The upper, dorsal face, has multiple arrises; at least 7 flakes had previously been removed from the core but later retouching and possible flaking from use makes an exact count difficult. The ventral, lower face, has two large facets with again multiple scars from retouching and damage; these have removed the bulb of percussion/bulb scar. The visible bulb scars and percussion wa…
Created on: Friday 12th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 22nd May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-1CA203
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chipped and polished flint axehead. The axehead is pointed oval in section, 155.3mm long, 62.8mm wide and 38.6mm thick; it weighs 427 grams. It has a curved cutting edge 61.8mm wide, with a finely honed edge. From the cutting edge it widens slightly to 62.8mm then both sides taper gradually towards the curved butt. The butt is also chipped to a sharp edge but is not honed by grinding and has blunting retouch towards both sides. Both sides of the axe have been ground to create flat edges, one 119.1mm by 4mm at the widest point, the other 134.1mm by 4mm. Parallel polishing gro…
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2007
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-14BD44
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Knapped flint implement. In shape and forming technique it appears similar Mesolithic - Early Neolithic picks although it is much smaller. It is also similar to the Mesolithic tooks known as fabricators and it was probably used to dig small holes or to work wood. It is 67.4mm long, 25.3mm wide, 16.3mm thick and weighs 29.7 grams. The implement was produced from a much larger flake that has been extensively reworked, possibly several times. There is extensive blunting, low angle, stepped retouch at the proximal end, extending two fifths of the way down the sides. The distal half has b…
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
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Record ID: SUSS-5C8C83
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Flint tranchet axe of Late Mesolithic date. The axe has rounded ends and expands in plan from the butt to the blade end; It is pointed oval in longitudinal and transverse cross section. It is 101.8mm long, 45.2mm wide and 24.7mm thick; it weighs 120 grams. It is made of pale grey flint with a heavy white patina. There are remains of original cortext at the butt end and small patches on both sides. The axe is extensively flaked on both sides. On one side there is evidence of large flake removal at the butt and down the sides and long, parallel semi-abrupt removals from the blade; the c…
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Record ID: SUSS-3809E8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Mid-Late Neolithic (2900-2100BC) chipped and polished flint axehead. The blade end of the axe is complete while the butt end is missing, the general shape and size suggests about a half of the original length remains. The axehead is pointed oval in section, 96.3mm long, 67.5mm wide and 29.9mm thick; it weighs 220 grams. The curved cutting edge is the widest point from which both sides taper gradually towards the butt. Both sides of the axe show chipping, polishing and possibly pecking. Polishing appears to be concentrated at the blade end with the area towards the break alm…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2009
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
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Record ID: SUSS-AF6EC6
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Palaeolithic Acheulian handaxe of ficron type with a long tapering point and large, partially worked, butt. The point is formed with invasive shallow flaking and is pointed oval in cross section. There are small areas of natural cortex remaining on one side. The point widens and thickens to the large lozenge shaped butt. The widening is a fairly consistant taper down the ficron but the thickness tapers gradually at first before stepping out more steeply half of the way down. The butt is large with some long, shallow flake removals on two sides and the base; the base also has areas of h…
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2009
Last updated: Friday 24th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selmeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-BE9B51
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Four flint microliths. The first is complete with a bulb of percussion. The others are snapped sections of longer blades. All are tertiary pieces with no cortex and arises from previous removals on the dorsal face. All have irregular edges which may be chips from use but none has obvious retouch apart from the first which has a possible short section of short, scalar semi-abrupt retouch at the proximal end of the right edge of the dorsal face. All are pale grey mottled flint. First microlith measures 27.8mm long, 17.7mm wide, 3.1mm thick and it weighs 1.18grams. …
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ashburnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-CF2885
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Knapped flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating from the Late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age (c. 2500 BC - c.1150 BC). The arrowhead is bifacially worked and an elongated triangle in plan, with two notches in the base, between a central tang and a barb at either side. The point has broken away. One barb has also been lost, the other is small with a rounded end. The tang is relatively large and now rectangular as the end has broken away. The arrowhead has invasive shallow semi-parallel retouch on both faces. The flint is darkk brown to grey. It is 31.4 mm long, 5.7mm thick; it weighs …
Created on: Wednesday 26th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chalvington with Ripe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-4A9636
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: The City of Brighton and Hove
Workflow stage: Published
Knapped flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating from the Late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age (c. 2500 BC - c.1150 BC). The arrowhead is bifacially worked and triangular in plan, with two notches in the base, between a central tang and a barb at either side. One barb has been lost to an old break and the other is small and triangular and may have lost its tip. The tang is triangular and relatively large. The tip is also lost to an old break. The arrowhead has invasive shallow scaler retouch on both faces. The flint is pale grey where it is visible in a modern chip, it has develop…
Created on: Friday 25th June 2010
Last updated: Saturday 11th May 2013
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Record ID: SUSS-D82337
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced ovate flint hand axe. The hand axe is oval, and the thickest area about half of the way down. It is generally symmetrical in plan and profile with a slight S shape to the edge, more prominent on one side to the other. The axe is almost completely covered in shallow flake removal scars with evidence for more precise retouch around some edges. There is some small evidence of relatively modern edge damage particularly around the edges. The arises on both faces are slightly smoothed consistant with some post depositional wear but not long term rollin…
Created on: Tuesday 19th October 2010
Last updated: Monday 20th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-746613
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Barbed and tanged flint arrowhead of Early - Mid Bronze Age date (2150-1150BC). The arrowhead is triangular in plan with two notches in the base creating barbs each side and a central tang. The barbs are uneven, one 4.4mm wide, one 7.8mm wide and end in straight breaks that are probably not original as on complete arrowheads the barbs are usually as long as the tang rather than much shorter as here. The loss of the end of the barbs makes it difficult to securely assign the arrowhead to a formal type but it is probably a Green Low or Conygar Hill type. The tang is 4.8mm wide by 7.2mm…
Created on: Saturday 5th April 2008
Last updated: Saturday 11th May 2013
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Record ID: SUSS-B97834
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced ovate flint hand axe. The hand axe is oval, with the point end slightly narrower than the butt and the thickest area about 2/3rds of the way down. It is symmetrical in plan and profile with a slightly reverse S shape to one edge. The axe is completely covered in shallow flake removal scars with evidence for more precise retouch around some edges and the removal of a tranchet sharpening flake from one side of the point. The lower part of one edge may have the remainder of blunting retouch. The surface is covered by re-formed cortex which has a mi…
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-BE8F92
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe, heavily ironstained and rolled, ovate, bifacially worked.
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-C0DE54
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Broken end of a Lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced ovate flint hand axe. The axe appears to have been originally oval, symmetrical in plan and profile although only one quarter is now complete and part of another quarter. Both sides are completely covered in shallow invasive retouch and the edges show some hackling and breaking. There is an old, irregular break across one end which has removed c.50% of the handaxe, there is another break down one side which has removed the edge, both are accidental or natural. The flint is very weathered and water worn with bright orange iron stai…
Created on: Wednesday 17th February 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 29th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-9AC3C4
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Knapped flint, a secondary blade with retouch. The blade is very long, D-shaped in cross-section and curved in profile. The ventral face has a bulb of percussion at one end, percussion waves and several damage scars. There are also small areas of shallow short parallel retouch on the right edge near each end. The dorsal face has numerous arrises from previous removals and about 15% cortex remaining, concentrated near the right edge. It has a small area of usewear near the proximal end of the left face and then an extensive area of retouch in the centre of the left edge. This area of r…
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wartling', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-2B2E34
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced ovate flint hand axe. The hand axe is oval, with the point end slightly narrower than the butt and the thickest area about 2/3rds of the way down. It is symmetrical in plan and profile with a slightly reverse S shape to the edge. The axe is completely covered in shallow flake removal scars with evidence for more precise retouch around some edges and possibly the removal of a tranchet sharpening flake from one side of the point. There is modern damage to one face at the point where a chip has been lost. The lower part of both edges may have the rem…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-A31A35
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Neolithic polished axe.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2007
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-F8C991
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Neolithic polished flint axe. Axes such as these were one of the core types of tools used in the Neolithic period from circa 3500 - 2000 BC. The axe has been knapped from a nodule of flint and then ground and polished over its entire surface. All that survives of this flint is the cutting edge and the lower end of the axes blade. The entire butt end has been removed by many breaks. The surviving fragment has a pointed oval section. The edges of the axe have not been chamfered. It was common practice for broken axes to be re-flaked as this one has been but rarely were t…
Created on: Friday 14th April 2006
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westhampnett', grid reference and parish protected.