Record ID: NCL-F33071
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade of the early Neolithic period. The blade is incomplete, but is rectangular in plan and triangular in section. There is no reworking of the blade edges, with the edges formed by the natural break of the flint. The flint is grey in colour with a brown tinge.
Created on: Thursday 15th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-79ACE5
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint blade of the Neolithic. The blade is sub-square in plan, with a prominent corner lobe, which was probably the primary cutting edge. The flint is grey-brown in colour.
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-EACD06
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade of possible Mesolithic date. This a flake of pale brown semi translucent flint which has a heavy white patination suggesting a long period in the ground after production. The dorsal face has two long arrises where sub parallel flakes were removed prior to the final separation from the original core. The ventral face is concave with a very shallow bulb of percussion (soft hammer). There is a clear striking platform at the proximal end. The distal end has two recent chips (no patination) where the point has been broken off, relatively recently. There is a small (1…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-9958C6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six blade/bladelet fragments, primarily distal ends. No retouch. Mesolithic. Count: 6. Weight: 1.37g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-1A7BCC
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete flint blade with no retouch. Undiagnostic in date, but possibly Mesolithic/Neolithic. Length: 30.1mm, Width: 9.5mm, Thickness: 3.6mm. Weight: 0.77g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-AEF0C6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A section of corroded copper alloy blade of probable Middle Bronze Age 1500-1150BC. The surviving fragment is rectangular in form, pointed oval in section with distortion along the length. It is 94.94mm in length, 19.49mm in width and 6.01mm thick. It weighs 41.4g. There is a pronounced central spinal ridge. The blade is bent upwards with an old break at one end and thickening at the opposite, possibly hilt, end. The edges are very worn and pitted with irregular notches and the whole has light green patination. Similar examples are to be found at SWOYR-4A2876, KENT-2644F0 and YO…
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hunwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-9962A8
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete blade. Light grey chert. Proximal end missing. Possbily Mesolithic in date. Length: 38.1mm, Width: 9.6mm, Thickness: 4.1mm. Weight: 1.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-9F1DC6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade of possible Mesolithic to early Neolithic date (9000 to 3300 BC). The object is dark grey semi-translucent flint with a light covering patina. It is sub-retangular in shape and sub-triangular in cross section. It is a secodary working with 15% cotec running centrally along the dorsal face. The dorsal face has one long flake removal scarrunning half the length and ending in a hinge fracture. The right hand edge has long,parallel,low angle retouch along its length. The left hand edge has short, scaled, abrupt retouch along 3/4 of the length at the distal end. The proximal…
Created on: Monday 29th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
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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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