Record ID: HAMP-58D886
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint Acheulian handaxe of sub-cordate form dating to the Lower-Middle Palaeolithic (c. 400,000 - c. 180,000 BC). The flint is blue-grey in colour with staining of a buff-cream hue. Removals cover the axe, particularly along the edges. These have been worn smooth by water action (see findspot land use). On one surface the axe has been subjected to fewer removals ensuring a more convex shape presumably to aid holding.
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-580B07
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Acheulian handaxe, apparently complete although only 57.09mm in length. The handaxe is heavily patinated, and is an orange-brown colour.
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-583FA3
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Acheulian 'twisted ovate' handaxe of heavily patinated orange-brown flint.
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-853F91
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A complete late Neolithic (2500-2100) 'British Oblique' flint arrowhead, with the 'tail' extended to form a long tang. The flint is light brownish grey in colour with white to one side of the dorsal (upper) face. The dorsal face has been extensively worked. The ventral (lower) face is smooth with visible ripples. Retouching is visible along all the edges. The tip of the arrowhead is complete. The top of the 'tail' or tang measures 16.60 x 7.28mm.
Created on: Thursday 6th March 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tiverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-D695E7
Object type: ARROWHEAD
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete leaf-shaped flint arrowhead of Neolithic date (3500 BC – 2100 BC). Length 35.7mm, width 20.7mm and maximum thickness 3.8mm. Weight 2.61g. This arrowhead can be classified as a Green type 2B (Green 1984, 19-39). In plan, the arrowhead is pointed at one end and rounded at the opposite end. The sides are convex in plan. On each face it has been retouched by means of pressure flaking. However, the centre of each face not been retouched but is flat and has barely visible ripples. In side view it is slightly thicker at the pointed end. This arrowhead is in good condition …
Created on: Monday 11th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-FF0843
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (c. 6500 BC – c. 2900 BC). Length 161.3mm, maximum width 61.3mm and maximum thickness 43.2mm. Weight 410.0g. This pick, like other similar implements found in the Isle of Wight, is characteristically hump-backed. In plan, from the centre, the width generally narrows towards the butt and widens towards the cutting edge. It is sub-triangular in cross-section forming three main faces. Flaking covers the whole of each face and just a small area of cortex is present on the crest where two of the faces abut. The cutting …
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-1533A2
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint arrowhead of probable Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (c. 2500 BC - c. 1500 BC). Length 36.8mm, width 27.0mm and 5.7mm thick. Weight 5.21g. The implement is sub-triangular in plan and has been formed on a secondary flake. The ventral surface largely is largely flat but has characteristic ripples which have emanated from a percussion point which was situated a short distance beyond the base of the flake. The dorsal surface is partially covered with cortex of two colours, most being dark brown and the remaining part light brown. To the side of the cortex is an…
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-6489A7
Object type: LAUREL LEAF
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Neolithic laurel leaf flint, 58mm long, 40mm wide and 8mm thick. The object is in good condition with a brown patina and weighs 22.5grams. The object is oval in form and has an angled lower edge. It has a rounded upper surface which has a nick out of it just to one side of centre. It has been finely worked all over its surface. in the centre of one side some cortex is still visible.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-69E657
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze age flint scraper, 26mm long, 25mm wide and 8mm thick. The flint has a deep brown patina and weighs 6grams. Its upper surface is primary cortex and it is steeply worked around all of its edges, with fine re-touch on one side. It has a clear striking platform on its reverse.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-A56AE4
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age flint barbed and tanged arrowhead, c. 2500 – 1500BC The arrowhead is complete, with a length of 29.77mm, a maximum width across the barbs of 24.03mm and has a weight of 2.7g. The arrowhead was made on a flake with minimal working to the ventral face. The flake has a convex profile with a thickness of 4.58mm. The dorsal face has been carefully worked by pressure flaking. The flint has patinated pale-grey.
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2007
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-F7DA33
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Probably a tip fragment from a Lower Palaeolithic Acheulian hand axe. The opaque mid brown flint bears traces of polish all over. The axe is bifacially worked and has some retouch on one side (area a). It is likely that the axe was broken in antiquity. The length is 62.1mm, the width is 37.6mm, the thickness is 24.4mm and the weight is 45.97g.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NARC-FD1537
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint tool (probable hand axe) of probable Lower Palaeolithic date (c. 500 000 -250 000 BC). The tool has suffered post-depositional breakage along one edge, and considerable rolling. The axe is unifacial, and one edge has been tranchet-worked, but it is not a typical hand axe,and its precise character is ambiguous. It has a deep, toffee-brown patina. The find is typical of the sort of early prehistoric objects found in gravel deposits, but is an unusual find for Northamptonshire. The Palaeolithic, in particular, is poorly represented in both PAS and SMR data. The handaxe …
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-27A744
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Mesolithic tranchet axe knapped from light grey flint. The axe is S-shaped in profile with some long removals at the cutting tip. Little or no cortex survives. There are small patches of iron staining on the surface.
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2007
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-3CDF21
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint implement (perhaps a knife or sickle) of Neolithic or Bronze Age date (c. 3500 BC – c. 800 BC). Length 67.8mm, width 31.9mm and 11.2mm thick. Weight 28.24g. The implement is sub-oval in plan and has been made on a short primary or secondary blade. The ventral face has a bulb of percussion at the proximal end and the surface overall is smooth and undulating. There are no ripples. The left side of this face is glossy due to wear although it is more polished at the distal end than it is at the proximal end. The dorsal face is convex and has a large area of cortex …
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4E3245
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead of early Bronze Age date. The arrowhead measures 27.3mm by 21.3mm by 3.9mm and weighs 1.6g. It has been invasively retouched over both faces. One tang has broken off. Both the tang and the surviving bard are rounded. The barbs are slightly longer than the tang so this example is a Green Low type. The mottled white to bluish-grey flint has a low-gloss patina.
Created on: Friday 29th June 2007
Last updated: Saturday 11th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nynehead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A0FB18
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete “sub-cordate” flint handaxe of Palaeolithic date 500,000 BC – 40,000 BC). Length 148.5mm, width 79.2mm and 37.1mm thick. Weight 386.0g. Bi-facially worked and symmetrical in plan, the implement has a pointed tip and a rounded butt. The extreme point of the tip is missing due to an old break. The flake removals cover the whole of both faces. It is slightly "rolled", although this is hardly noticeable and the patination colour on both faces is generally off-white. This implement falls into Wymer's sub-cordate category: Type G (Wymer 1999, 10-11). This imp…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-450014
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Published
Collection of six flint and chert flake found within an area of 1.5m a Flake, white opaque, flint/chert, two facets, broken. Length 14.3mm, Width 8.9mm, Thickness 3.1mm, Mass 0.34g. b Flake, grey, translucent flint, two facets, broken. Length 9.5mm, Width 11.0mm, Thickness 2.0mm, Mass 0.28g. c Flake, grey, translucent flint, two facets, broken. Length 12.4mm, Width 7.2mm, Thickness 2.9mm, Mass 0.19g. d Flake, dark grey, opaque chert. Length 15.9mm, Width 11.8mm, Thickness 4.7mm, Mass 0.94g. e Blade, grey, translucent flint, two facets, slightly curved along length. Le…
Created on: Friday 21st June 2013
Last updated: Friday 21st June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silsden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-E00C26
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An ovate flint handaxe of Lower Palaeolithic date. The implement is bi-facially worked and roughly symmetrical both in plan and profile. The flake removals cover the whole of both surfaces, and colour varies from a dark orange-brown to pale grey and buff, the majority being of a yellow shade. There is a small shallow hole on the ventral face, at the proximal end which looks deliberate due to its regular shape. In addition to this, also on the ventral face, there are two incised lines which are deeper than the knapped surface.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-E07EB3
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: City of Portsmouth
Workflow stage: Published
A cordate Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe, bifacially knapped and lightly iron stained. There are areas which appear a pale buff colour on each side as they have not been stained. The remaining area is coloured in shades ranging between mustard yellow and a dark brown on the edges of the most stained areas. There is a small shallow hole in the ventral face of irregular shape.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

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.