Record ID: LEIC-FE9DE9
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Mesolithic flint blade, dating to c.AD 7000 - 2500 BC. The blade is made from a secondary flake of mid brown flint, the patination has mottled to a a pale brown on the outer edges. A small area of cortex remains it has a creamy patination. Small areas of retouch are visible along the edge. Length: 25.6 mm, Width: 17.8 mm, Thickness: 4.3 mm, Weight: 2.09 g
Created on: Friday 5th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-1429FA
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade of Mesolithic date struck from a grey brown flint. The blade has a triangular cross section and a large patch of brown cortex is retained on the expanded distal end. The proximal end terminates in a hinge fracture. There is no retouch.
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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Record ID: NLM-1423F2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Opaque grey flint knife. A small leaf-shaped flake with broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a concave ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the converging long edges and the rounded butt. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC Length: 28.2mm, Width: 16.4mm, Thickness: 3.8mm, Weight: 2.77gms
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-13AE22
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete retouched blade of probable Neolithic date, made from a light grey-brown flint. Only the proximal end remains; this has short abrupt scaled retouch down one or possibly both sides, perhaps suggesting that original tool was a backed blade or side scraper. The blub of percussion has been reduced on the ventral surface with long, low angle retouch.
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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Record ID: NLM-C3A45F
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark grey-brown flint blade. A thick sub-triangular flake with broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a bulbar ventral surface with smaller flakes struck by hard hammer working from the ventral aspect. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows one long straight edge, possibly forming a knife on whose cutting edge pressure might be brought to bear with the user’s thumb resting in the dorsal concave surface. Dark brownish flint seems associated with early and skilful flint-working in our region. The edges are so fresh as to suggest the recent dist…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-5B6156
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Core rejuvenation blade, most likely to be of Neolithic date (c. 4000-2500BC). Made of flint. Length = 79.0mm; width = 28.0mm; thickness – 15.0mm; weight = 25.3g. The blade is struck from a blade core with the intention to refresh the striking platform of the core to enable further blades to be removed from it. Blades from such a core could have been retouched and made into scrapers, knives, or other tools.
Created on: Monday 4th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-DD78E3
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A curved Mesolithic blade, 40.5mm in length, with a flat trapezoidal cross section, struck from a dark grey flint. The convex edge has been modified or backed with short abrupt retouch along its length.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: SUR-DD6E5A
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic blade, 42.3mm in length, with a flat trapezoidal cross section, struck from a pale grey flint. The distal end terminates in a hinge fracture. There is no retouch evident.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: SUR-DD59F8
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small mesolithic flint blade struck from a pale grey flint, 36.2mm in length with a trapezoidal cross section. There is no retouch evident.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-719F3D
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy blade, probably from a sword dating to the late Bronze Age period, c. AD 1000-800 BC. The fragment is from the blade section of the sword and is sub-rectangular in profile and lenticular in section. There is a broad, convex-surfaced mid-rib, flanked by a pair of vertical grooves on both faces.   The fragment narrows slightly in width and thickness from one transverse break to the other. Both breaks are worn preventing a judgement on whether the breaks are deliberate or not. The surface of the fragment …
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: LVPL-60D470
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a blade – possibly a rapier dating to the mid to late bronze age (c.BC 1500-700). The blade is sub-rectangular in plan and lozenge shaped in section. The blade is narrow when viewed in plan and the edges are slightly concave, in section it shows both faces are convex and narrow at the edges to make the sharp edge of the blade. The object has a light green patina. Dimensions: Length 20.5mm, Width 27.7mm, Thickness 4.8mm, Weight 13.04g. The fragmentary nature of the object makes it difficult to identify however similar narrow bladed examples belonging to mid …
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: SUR-4BF05D
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade of mesolithic date struck from a reddish brown flint. A small patch of light brown cortex remains on the distal end. There is no retouch.
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-381DCE
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary soft hammer struck blade, of sub-trapezoidal cross section, struck from a single platform core, of unpatinated mid-grey flint, grading to black towards the distal end, this itself if broken transversely and carries a small patch of thin cortex to the dorsal face. Both lateral edges are finely and slightly irregularly damaged, it is difficult to say if this is recent or ancient. Neolithic, 4,000 to 2,350 BC.
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-29465E
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rod-shaped piece of copper alloy, fragmentary and heavily corroded, with some brownish patination remaining.  Both sides have a central ridge running along the length of the object.  Possibly a fragment from an unknown Bronze Age object.  It is 33mm long, 8mm wide, 4mm thick and weighs 3.04g.
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Record ID: SUR-228B26
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pointed retouched flint blade, possibly of late Upper Paleolithic date, 84.5mm in length, lanceolate in form and struck from a brown coloured flint. It has a trapezoidal cross section and a slightly curved side profile. There is low angle sub-parallel retouch along the entirety of one long side and along two thirds of the other, on the dorsal surface only, running to the distal tip, which has a triangular cross section and has been retouched around and across its entirety with semi abrupt and low angle retouch, to refine a working point. The distal end of the ventral s…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-83CC4B
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Late Bronze Age cast copper alloy blade, possibly of Ewart Park type, dating from c. 1000 to 800 BC. The blade fragment has a surviving length of 64.39mm, with a surviving width of 33.23mm across the top break, and 26.18mm across the lower break. It is broadly trapezoid in plan and is lenticular in cross-section. On one blade face there is evidence of a midrib approximately 12.0mm wide. The blade edges are heavily eroded leaving no original surface. The break surface at the wider end of the fragment is worn with green corrosion, suggestive of the blade being possibly b…
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-233564
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small Mesolithic flint blade struck from a mottled pale grey to white flint, 35.3mm in length. On long edge appears to have been refined with low angle, short, scaled retouch.
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-12223D
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three flint blades of Mesolithic date found at the same location (length: 50.7mm, 48.2mm, 50.4mm).
Created on: Friday 12th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D35163
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete, likely broken from a blade. The segment is 22.8 mm in length from the proximal end up to the point of breakage, which is marked by a clean break across the width. No cortex remains, and the blade segment is primarily a mid-to-light grey colour that is warm in tone. There appears to be some evidence of short retouching which, when facing the ventral side, appears as a serrated left edge and a possibly denticulate right edge. On the ventral face, there are conchoidal ripples visible which emanate from a small bulb of percussion.
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-3EC44E
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A long flint flake possibly utilised as a blade of late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date, c.8000 - 3300 BC. Description: The blade is formed from a long narrow tertiary flake, which has snapped off at the distal end with an old patinated break and a hinge fracture at the proximal end. It is broadly triangular in cross-section with a slightly concave ventral surface. The bulb of percussion is very low with slight, shallow conchoidal rippling suggesting the use of a soft hammer. The long edges are damaged and chipped with possible short, scaled, abrupt retouch on o…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: CORN-735FC5
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete red-hued flint bladelet, likely dating to the late Mesolithic period, with an almost grainy-like appearance. It is rectangular-shaped, although it is leaning to a tilt. It is a double-edged blade, whereby both long sides are sharpened, while the uppermost short side seems to be the tip of the blade. While the blade is incomplete, as Mesolithic blades are often rather small, it is likely that there is not much missing, and abrasion caused by its time spent in the sea may account for any loss of surface. Found while beach-combing, after a heavy summer storm had taken place e…
Created on: Saturday 23rd December 2023
Last updated: Saturday 13th January 2024
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Record ID: WMID-1803EA
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Serrated blade characteristic of Early Mesolithic period. 40 mm in length, 12.3 mm wide. The blade is largely flat along one edge while the serrated edge is curved. The flatter edge retains a section of the cortex, which covers half of the dorsal face lengthways, and the remaining flint is largely grey and brown, with warmer tone towards the distal end. The bulb of percussion is identifiable at the proximal end although it may have faced damage on the dorsal side where there is an L-shaped break when viewed in profile. On the ventral face there is evidence of short …
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-1F0073
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint Mesolithic to early Neolithic blade dating c. 9000 - 3000BC. The blade is struck from dark brown flint with a sub-triangular cross-section. I has a low bulb of percussion and shallow rippling on the ventral surface. There is a small area of cortex on the dorsal surface. There is no evidence of retouch.  Measurements: 57.05mm; width: 15.69mm; thickness: 7.12mm and weight: 6.61g. 
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-F16179
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Semi-hard hammer struck, tertiary blade, of sub-trapezoidal cross section. Mid grey flint now patinated a misty white/light grey; recent damage to some parts of the thin edges shows the original colour of the flint to have been darker than the patination. Platform has been abraded or trimmed to the dorsal edge before this blade was struck from the core, the bulb of percussion shows a bulbar scar indicating the hammer used was soft enough to drive long flakes, yet hard enough to produce the bulbar scar. The distal end is finely retouched to the dorsal face to form a straight transverse …
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-A4AE3D
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken flint blade of Mesolithic to early Neolithic date, struck from a dark brown flint, 37.9mm in length with a triangular cross section.
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-79E7D6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped lithic implement, possibly a blade or knife, of early Neolithic to Bronze Age date, c. 4000 - 1500 BC. The object is a tertiary flake, broadly triangular in plan and ovate in section. Both surface display multiple removals. Short, sub-parallel, low angle retouch is present along one edge creating a sharp cutting edge. A transverse break is present along one edge. The flint is a light grey colour with lighter white inclusions. The object is 32.5mm long, 25.3mm wide, 5.2mm thick and weighs 3.7g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EA55AB
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage consisting of three tertiary flint blades (debitage) of the Mesolithic/early Neolithic period dating to 10,000-3,500 BC. The blades are in decreasing size order (i) roughly triangular (2) longitundinal and (3) very narrow and longitudinal in shape, and have been manufactured from a dark grey flint; there are no signs of retouch, while all three have small striking platforms; the cortex is not retained on any of the flints.  Length: (1) 68.02 (2) 60.82  (3) 50.14 mm Width at widest part: (1) 29.26  (2) 19.3…
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EA2FCD
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flint blade (debitage) of the Mesolithic/early Neolithic period dating to 10,000-3,500 BC. It has an oval shape and has been manufactured from a dark grey flint; it has signs of one longitudinal blade retouch parallel to the cutting edge. There is no obvious striking platofrm or bulb of percussion; the cortex is retained along one edge. Length: 44.05 mm Width at widest part: 15.94 mm Max thickness: 7.53 mm Weight: 4.67g
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-D538FC
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Semi-hard hammer struck, sub-triangular sectioned tertiary small blade, of glossy black flint, both lateral edges are irregularly damaged. Neolithic to Bronze Age, 4,000 to 700 BC.
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D210B2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary, semi-soft hammer struck blade, of mottled grey flint, the one lateral edge that is sharp is irregularly damaged as is the tip of the distal end. Neolithic to Bronze Age, 4,000 to 700 BC.
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D19520
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, hard hammer struck blade from a single platform core, of unpatinated grey mottled flint, The tip of the distal end is broken transversely, one lateral edge is steeply retouched for c. 22 mm just below the platform on the ventral face. Neolithic, 4,000 to 2,350 BC.
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D16F69
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, semi-soft hammer struck blade from a single platform core, of dark brown/orange flint (patinated?), both lateral edges are finely and steeply retouched/use worn, a notch to one side appears to recent damage. Date is uncertain, possible Early Neolithic, 4,000 to 3,000 BC.
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2023
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Record ID: NLM-66084D
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint blade. Fragment of a flint blade, diagonal traces of usage. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000BC [source record suggests Bronze Age]. Length: 54.6mm, Width: 15.6mm, Thickness: 3.5mm, Weight: 4.16gms  
Created on: Wednesday 11th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-159DC7
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete debitage flint blade probably dating from the Neolithic period, about BC 4000 - 2350. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and triangúlar plano-convex in cross-section, made of light-grey opaque flint. There is no retouch present (other than agricultural wear/retouch). There are previous removal scars on the dorsal face.  Dimensions:  The object is 34.9mm in length, 24.3mm in width, 6.8mm in thickness and it weighs 5.83g.
Created on: Monday 25th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2023
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Record ID: LON-C0430E
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic to early Neolithic, flint blade flake probably dating 7000-3001BC. This is a tertiary flake with no cortex remaining. There are four blade flake removal scars on the dorsal surface. The distal end is broken and there is some damage to the edges and the dorsal surface.  Dimensions: length: 55.30mm; width: 13.90mm; thickness: 4.85mm; weight: 4.45g
Created on: Thursday 21st September 2023
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2023
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Record ID: OXON-F16CE3
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip of a Middle Bronze Age Rapier or Dirk fragment possibly a Group IV Type dating to the Middle Bronze Age c.1275-1100 cal BC. Only part of the point survives. The fragment begins at a worn transverse break where it is 12mm wide and 3.8mm thick. From this point it narrows in smooth convex curves to a dull rounded point. The blade edge is chipped frequently along its length. The blade has a sub-oval cross section with slightly crinoline surfaces. The fragment is a medium green colour, The fragment is 44.4mm long, 13.4mm wide, 3.6mm thick and weighs 6.34 grams. The fragment …
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hampton Gay and Poyle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-EE22FF
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary debitage flint blade probably dating from the Mesolithic period, about BC 9000 - 4000. The object is rectangular in plan and triangular plano-convex in cross-section, formed from light-gray semi-translucent flint. There is no retouch present and it is possible to see remnants of cortex on the dorsal face towards both the distal and proximal ends. The distal end is snapped. Dimensions: The object is 46.9mm in length, 12mm in width, 4.6mm in thickness and it weighs 3.4g.
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 4th October 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-704D18
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint blade, possibly Mesolithic in date. One edge shows retouch; the other may be retouched but this is less clear.   It is in good condition with white recortication, and has a recorticated diagonal break across the rear end.  It is 35mm long, 12mm wide, 4mm thick and weighs 2.06g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-701A81
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked flint blade, probably Mesolithic in date.  The blade is in good condition with retouch to one edge and white recortication.  It is 38mm long, 9mm wide, 4mm thick and weighs 2.08g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Record ID: SUR-5B1B24
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken flint blade of Mesolithic date, struck from a grey flint, 50mm in length with a triangular cross section.
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
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