Record ID: ESS-445918
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic Acheulian cordate hand axe knapped from blue-grey flint. The axe was shaped with covering removals knapped from the surface. The surface of the axe is heavily patinated and is a cream-orange colour. There is damaged on the dorsal surface. Acheulian had axes usually date from the lower Palaeolithic, but occasionally can be of a middle Palaeolithic date. The axe is 94mm long.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: ESS-447554
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lithic Impliment: Mesolithc or Neolithic scraper knapped from flint. Shaped with covering removals and semi-abrupt removals along the scraping edge. It is 40mm long.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: ESS-6CFDC7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Struck flint flake with a small amount of retouch. The flake is 30mm long. Probably of Neolithic or early Bronze Age date.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-43E6D6
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lithic impliment: Mesolithic tranchet adze, dating 9000 to 6000 BC. There have been suggestions that tranchet adze continued in use into the Neolithic, however there is no direct evidence for this. The adze is an elongated oval in plan with a lenticular cross section with pointed edges. In profile the adze is sub-rectangular with elongated pointed blade end. The blade end shows no evidence of wear, however the blade end of adze could be restruck to form a new cutting edge. The rough shape of the adze was created using a hard hammer to remove the outer cortex of a flint nodule (however …
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-975297
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic or Neolithic blade. Knapped from good quality dark brown-black flint. There is a flat area of cortex at the proximal end, which was utilised as a striking platform. There is a bulb of percussion on the ventral surface, with impact ripples radiating down the length of the ventral surface. The dorsal surface has two parallel ridges along its length. There is a hinged termination just before the distal end on both the dorsal and ventral surface. These hinged terminations resulted in the incomplete flaking of the surface, thus leaving natural cortex covering the distal end. Ther…
Created on: Friday 8th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-979B27
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic or Bronze Age side scraper. Knapped from good quality dark black flint. The proximal end has a prepared striking platform, with a point of impact, bulb of percussion and impact ripples on the ventral surface. Approximately 50% of the dorsal surface is covered in a natural cream coloured cortex, which extends and covers one lateral edge of the scraper. The other lateral edge has been retouched with abrupt and semi-abrupt removals which extends around the distal end to form a curved scraping edge. The scraper is 45.30mm long, 32.06mm wide and 12.06mm thick at the proximal …
Created on: Friday 8th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-97FBB3
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Waste flake of good quality dark brown-black flint. The flake has evidence of platform preporation, There is a large bulb of percussion with some scaring on the proximal end of the ventral surface. The dorsal surface has scaring at the proximal end where previous flakes have been removed. The edges of the flake are damaged, most likely from post-depositional activity in the plough soil. The flake is 24.19mm long, 26.38mm wide and is 6.66mm thick across the bulb of percussion. It weighs 4.35 grams.
Created on: Friday 8th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-980AD1
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Waste flake knapped from good quality dark brown-black flint. The flint is semi-transparent where it is a slightly lighter brown in colour. There is a small bulb of percussion on the proximal end, with impact ripples extending down the complete length of the ventral surface to the distal end. There is scaring on the dorsal surface where a previous flake had been removed. One edge of the flake is covered in a natural mid-brown cortex. There is possibly some abrupt retouch on the distal end, however this may be damge from post-depositional activity on the plough soil. The flake is 46.73m…
Created on: Friday 8th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-D15965
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Retouched flake knapped from good quality dark brown flint. There is a small bulb of percussion with bulb scars on the proximal end, with impact ripples extending down the complete length of the ventral surface to the distal end. Approximately 60% of the dorsal surface is covered in a natural brown coloured cortex. The distal end is covered in cortex, and there is a hinged fracture at the distal end of the ventral surface. The edge of the flake which is not covered in cortex has abrupt retouch along its length. The flake is 33.88mm long, 20.91mm wide, 3.65mm thick and weighs 4.04 grams…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-D17605
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Retouched flake knapped from good quality dark brown-black flint. There is a small bulb of percussion with bulb scars on the proximal end, with impact ripples extending down the complete length of the ventral surface to the distal end. Approximately 10% of the dorsal surface is covered in a natural brown coloured cortex. There is a hinged fracture at the distal end of the ventral surface. The dorsal surface has ridges and scaring where previous flakes have been removed. The flake is 36.39mm long, 26.09mm wide, 7.30mm thick and weighs 6.90 grams. The flake probably dates from the Mesol…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-A66C20
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic flint adze dating 9000 to 6000 BC. The rough shape of the adze was created using a hard hammer to remove the outer cortex of a flint nodule, however large amount of natural cortex survives on one edge of the adze. This roughout was then further shaped using covering removals. The edge without cortex, and the blade end have semi-abrupt removals to further shape the adze. The surface of the adze is covered in removals with scars and some impact ripples present where flakes were removed from the surface. The adze is sub-rectangular in plan with a lenticular cross section with p…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-384BD2
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large waste flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. Knapped from dark blue-grey flint. This flake has a small bulb of percussion surrounded by scaring. There are two parallel ridges along the dorsal surface. One edge is wide, and covered in a natural cream-brown cortex. The other end is narrow, and has possible retouch along part of its length. The dorsal end is rounded. It is 60.72mm long, 29.66mm wide, 12.75mm thick and weighs 29.46 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-3857B2
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Waste flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. Knapped from mid to dark brown flint. This flake has evidence of platform preparation and a small bulb of percussion. There is possible retouch along the edges and the distal end. It is 46.46mm long, 31.41mm wide, 7.84mm thick and weighs 12.91 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-385F05
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Waste flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. Knapped from dark brown flint. This flake has a bulb of percussion, with the point of percussion clearly visible. The dorsal surface also has impact ripples along its length, where a previous flake has been removed. There is a small amount of grey cortex on the dorsal surface with some natural damage along the edge. It is 34.70mm long, 40.23mm wide, 10.11mm thick and weighs 13.42 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-3865D1
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable waste flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. Knapped from mid brown flint. This flake has a small bulb of percussion with some scaring and impact ripples. There is a natural cream-brown cortex surviving along both edges of the flake. There is no evidence of retouch, and the flint has snapped. The flake may have been produced by natural damage to a nodule of flint. It is 22.72mm long, 32.69mm wide, 7.41mm thick and weighs 5.84 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-386F64
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Waste flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. Knapped from a mid to dark brown flint, this waste flake has evidence of platform preparation at the proximal end. There is a large bulb of percussion with some scaring. The dorsal surface has two ridges along its length, with some impact ripples where previous flakes have been removed. The distal end has been damaged. The flake is slightly twisted in profile. It is 34.76mm long, 35.60mm wide, 9.25mm thick and weighs 7.61 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-387725
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Waste flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. Knapped from dark grey flint. This flake has a small bulb of percussion with some scaring and prominent impact ripples running along its length. The dorsal surface has two ridges, and there is damage at the proximal end where previous flakes have been removed. There is evidence of retouch along both edges. The distal end has been snapped. It is 38.20mm long, 25.87mm wide, 8.72mm thick and weighs 6.34 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-387FC3
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Waste flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. Knapped from mid red-brown flint. This flake has evidence of platform preparation , and a small bulb of percussion surrounded by scaring. There is also a small amount of scaring on the proximal end of the dorsal surface. The dorsal surface has a central ridge along its length. There is a small area of cream cortex on the distal end of the dorsal surface. There is possible retouch along one edge, however this could be due to post depositional damage. It is 33.47mm long, 21.97mm wide, 7.25mm thick and weighs 5.90 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-3884D7
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic leaf shaped arrow head. Knapped from light yellow-brown flint. There is evidence of platform preparation and has a bulb of percussion on the ventral surface. The distal surface has several ridges along its length. One edge has a small amount of cortex along its length, and has a small amount of retouch to curve the edge. The opposing edge has more extensive retouch. The arrow head is ogival in form, with a sub-triangular cross section, the upper surfaces being slightly concave either side of the central ridge. This may be a roughed out, unfinished version, due to the presence…
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-394747
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped flint waste flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. The flake has evidence of platfrom preparation, a bulb of percussion with impact scars on the ventral surface. One edge has semi-abrupt retouch to form a borer. The flake is 40mm long.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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