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Record ID: PUBLIC-B690F0
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unpatinated struck flint end scraper of later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a pale grey flint with parallel flake scars on the dorsal face and steep edge retouch at one rounded end. Limited crude edge retouch along both sides. It is of Later Prehistoric date, c.2500-1 BC
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PUBLIC-B698BD
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck flint squat flake of later Prehistoric date. It has a prominent bulb of percussion, flat striking platform and hinge fracture at the distal end. It is of later Prehistoric date, c.2500-1 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PUBLIC-B7C54A
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck flint long flake of later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a pale grey flint with parallel flake scars on the dorsal face and llimited crude edge retouch.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-CB65E2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic tool of Neolithic date, circa 3500 - 2100 BC. The implement is a blade formed from a tertiary flake with the bulb of percussion and ripples remaining on the ventral surface. Four distinct flakes have been removed from the dorsal surface leaving a distinct central ridge. There are a number of retouch marks which join each other along one edge of the dorsal side. The flint is pale grey with mottling of white and darker grey. The implement is 62.03mm long, 20.11mm wide, 5.78mm thick and weighs 5.9g.
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F2DDE6
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date, dating to 4000-1600 BC. It is a tertiary flake, which has been knapped from a dark grey flint core. It is D-shaped in plan. The ventral face has no obvious bulb of percussion but shows signs of further knapping where the bulb may have been. The distal end of the ventral face has short, low angle parallel retouches along the length of the curved end. The dorsal face has two small, low angle parallel retouches in the middle of the distal end. Length - 29.56mm, Width - 36.8mm, Thickness - 7.71mm , Weight - 9.9g
Created on: Thursday 8th April 2021
Last updated: Friday 9th July 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5A2388
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of worked and burnt flint (plus two pottery body sherds and a piece of metalworking residue) found during a geophysics survey with the SIAH on Suffolk Heritage Explorer record TAT 003. The 5 pieces of worked flint at the top of the photo are all debitage. Each are of the local mid-brown to light grey flint, with cortex remaining and a clear striking platform and bulb of percussion on each. Middle row: A near complete leaf shaped, D-sectioned blade made from a tertiary flake, no cortex remaining, but with a clear striking platform and bulb of percussion and …
Created on: Monday 19th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 5th August 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-883B22
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Mesolithic to Neolithic retouched flint blade, dating to 6000-2500 BC. It is a tertiary blade, which has been manufactured from a light grey flint core. It is sub-rectangular in plan and roughly trapezoidal in cross-section. It has been manufactured from a grey flint core by striking long flakes.The dorsal face is faceted, having a central longitudinal scar flanked by two parallel scars. The ventral face is flat except for a bulb of percussion at proximal end. The surfaces are covered by a blueish white patina with small light brown mottled patches. There is evidence of retouch…
Created on: Saturday 2nd October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 6th January 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-C7968B
Object type: BORER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Late Mesolithic to Neolithic knapped and retouched borer dating to c. 7000 - 2100 BC. The implement is formed from a tertiary flake, and shows signs of retouch along one side of the dorsal face. The proximal end has been knapped to produce a point, the tip of which is broken. It is dark grey in colour.. Measurements: Length 56.34mm , Width 21.68mm , Thickness 4.83mm , Weight 4.6g
Created on: Tuesday 5th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 6th January 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-00F4EC
Object type: BORER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint possible borer or awl of probable of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. It is roughly triangular in shape, forming a sharp point at the distal end. It has a small bulb on the ventral face and a faintly rippled ventral surface. There is evidence of occasional crude retouch along both sides and at the pointed end. The flint is light grey-brown in colour with white patches and has a shiny patina. Length: 47.91mm, width: 16.32mm, thickess at midpoint : 6.22mm, weight: 5.3g
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-01C765
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age scraper, dating to the period 3000 BC-1500 BC. It is a secondary flake, with no sign of flint cortex, and broadly rectangular in shape. It measures 41.33mm in length, 18.31mm wide and 3.97mm thick and weighs 3.9g There is retouching on approximately three quarters of one edge and approximately one quarter of the other edge on the dorsal face. The ventral face shows obvious conchoidal rippling along the whole length. Both faces are light grey in colour.
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
Spatial data recorded.