Record ID: LANCUM-B11D02
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small waste flint, probably from tool knapping. The flint is quite small and of dark brown colour. The surface and edges are still crisp and seem hardly worn at all. Although there may be signs of retouch, there are no traces of patination or further working. Because of its size and doubtful origin it is classed here as waste flake or debitage.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coggeshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B127D5
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small waste flint, probably from tool knapping. The flint is very small and honey brown in colour. The surface is worn and it does not show any sign of patination, retouch or working and as such is classed here as waste flake or debitage.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coggeshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-825D97
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lithic implement, probably a knife or scraper. It was knapped from light grey speckled flint and is hardly patinated. The dorsal face shows several large facets while the ventral face shows numerous waves/ripples. There are retouch marks forming a very ragged edge all around the edges on both the ventral and dorsal faces, although they are slightly more pronounced on the dorsal face.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catterall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-628C36
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age oblique flint arrowhead or (possibly) tip of flint spearhead, 56mm long and 47mm wide at base. Though broken at tip and base, the object is in good condition with a pale-cloudy patina of light grey colour. The arrowhead has two slightly curving sides which are covered in very fine re-touch. Due to the damage we cannot be certain of its original length. It is possible, however, that the base had a crescent shape - similar to other flint arrowheads and spearheads of that period.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Glassonby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A850F3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medium-sized artefact (knife/blade?) made from dark brown/grey flint. Generally it is axe-head-shaped and the curved side seems to have been the main cutting edge. This edge (the others less so) shows retouch where the blade was knapped and sharpened. Recorded at Penrith Museum Finds Day 2007
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Murton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-14F8F0
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Scraper is a unifacially retouched tool with a steep wide angled edge. It is designed to scrape material such as wood, bone and hide.One important variety is the thumbnail scraper, which characteristically tends to be small and discoid in outline. This small, circular worked flint is from the Mesolithic period. It is dark brown in colour with transluscent edges. The cortex covers the dorsal surface, with the exception of the worked edges. The striking platform and bulb of percussion are both evident. The flint measures 18.12mm x 17.58mm and weighs 1.50g. These flints form part of…
Created on: Monday 17th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Anglezarke Moor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-153661
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Scraper is a unifacially retouched tool with a steep wide angled edge. It is designed to scrape material such as wood, bone and hide. One important variety is the thumbnail scraper, which characteristically tends to be small and discoid in outline. This very small, circular flint is from the Mesolithic period. It is dark bown in colour. On the ventral surface, the striking platform and bulb of percussion are evident, with some rippling. The flaking scars almost completely cover the dorsal surface and it has been finely worked. The flint measures 14.67mm x 13.30mm and weighs 1.80g.Th…
Created on: Monday 17th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Anglezarke Moor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1562F2
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Scraper is a unifacially retouched tool with a steep wide-angled edge. It is designed to scrape material such as wood, bone and hide. One important variety is the thumbnail scraper, which characteristically tends to be a small discoid in outline. This sub-circular flint tool dating from the Mesolithic period, has a dark brown glassy hue on the ventral side, with a central area of cortex remaining above the working on the dorsal side. A small flake has broken off just below the striking platform. It measures 17.88mm x 16.95mm and weighs 2.33g. These flints form part of a large ant…
Created on: Monday 17th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Anglezarke Moor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A807D5
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Scraper is a unifacially retouched tool, with a steep wide-angled edge. It is designed to scrape material such as wood, bone and hide. One important variety is the thumbnail scraper, which characteristically tends to be a small discoid in outline. This sub-circular chert dating to the Mesolithic period is light grey in colour with some white mottling and a dull, matt hue. It has a dark grey stripe , which runs obliquely across both sides. A flake has been removed across the stripe, creating a ridge on the dorsal side. It is well worked around the edges. It measures 26.86mm x 23.70mm…
Created on: Monday 24th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Anglezarke Moor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A91895
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A blade is an elongated flake that was detached from a core-the rule of thumb being more than twice as long as it is wide. Blades were often modified and mounted in handles or hafts. This blade, dating to the Mesolithic period, is grey in colour, with almost half the cortex remaining on the dorsal face.It is blunt at one end and rounded at the other. There are several flaking scars and the edges are well worked. It measures 51.28mm x 14.67mm and weighs 3.16g.
Created on: Monday 24th November 2008
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Anglezarke Moor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-477CF6
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Scraper is a unifacially retouched tool, with a steep wide-angled edge.It is designed to scrape material such as wood, bone and hide. One important variety is the Thumbnail scraper which tends to be a small discoid in outline. This Mesolithic flint is dark grey in coliur and was circular until breakage across the striking platform created two flaking scars at right angles to each other. A piece of cortex on the dorsal face has not been removed and creates a central ridge across the face. It is well worked at the edges. It measures 30.61mm x 25.58mm and weighs 6.77g.These flints form…
Created on: Monday 19th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Anglezarke Moor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-177CC5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete 'D' shaped scraper knapped from grey black flint and dating from the late Neolithic period 2500-2100BC, possibly a Riley Type 5 (Bond, C. Plate 5.112 and 5.113). The scraper is complete, made from a short, round flake with retouch along the total distal and halfway up the two mesial edges. Both the ventral and dorsal faces are very smooth with even ripple marks. Scrapers could have many uses from scraping the fat off animal skins, to scraping the bark off arrow shafts. The length is 42mm, width 34mm, thickness 6mm and the weight is 14.21g.
Created on: Monday 18th May 2009
Last updated: Sunday 4th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WYCOLLER', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E5ADE8
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small complete microlith made from yellowish/honey-coloured flint dating from the later Mesolithic-early Neolithic period. The microlith is very small and may have been formed from a snapped bladelet using the microburin technique. It is likely that this flint would have been one part of a composite tool or weapon which utilised many other small flints, quite possibly an arrow or a spear or harpoon.
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penrith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-944C16
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small fragment of flint debitage, very difficult to date. The fragment is very worn and probably some kind of waste flake that was chipped off the core and discarded. Since flint was in use until the early modern period in this area, it is very difficult to date it without context. However, flint does natually appear on the west coast of Britain and thus, the fragment probably came off a core that was brought here from the east.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd February 2011
Last updated: Friday 11th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9D45D3
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chert core, possibly Mesolithic or Neolithic in date, c. 6500-2900 BC with multiple blade strikes on both faces. The colour is dark grey/black. Length: 15mm, width: 12mm, depth: 8mm, weight: 4.16g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wheatley Lane', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9DED31
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chert core, possibly Mesolithic or Neolithic in date, c. 6500-2900 BC with multiple blade strikes on all faces. The colour is light to medium grey. Length: 50mm, width: 22mm, depth: 15mm, weight: 17g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pendle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9E8405
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chert core, possibly Mesolithic or Neolithic in date, c. 6500-2900 BC with multiple blade strikes. The colour is light to medium grey. Length: 30mm, width: 10mm, thickness: 5mm, weight: 3.3g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B85FA6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Leaf shaped arrowhead unusually worked could be transitional and probably dates from the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age 2500BC-1500BC. The flint is mid grey, light grey and mottled white in colour and has been retouched on both edges. The length is 34mm, width 15mm, thickness 3mm and the weight is 3g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 26th July 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WINCHCOMBE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B88273
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Perhaps an Early Neolithic oblique arrowhead sub-triangular in shape, but asymmetrical dating 3500BC-2900BC. The edge of the distal end curves inwards and a rounded spur protrudes slightly to one side only. The dorsal face is covered with semi-abrupt to low angle, covering, stepped retouch. The flint is white with plough damage at distal point also with bulb of percussion. The length is 31mm, width 20mm, thickness 3mm and the weight is 2g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 26th July 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BARNSLEY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BDF1F5
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint debitage possibly Bronze Age dating from 2150-800BC. The flint is white and yellow and probably derives from the east of the country. The length is 25mm, width is 18mm, thickness 3mm and the weight is 3.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 26th July 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WINCHCOMBE', grid reference and parish protected.