Record ID: ESS-6D4EC7
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unfinished Mesolithic pebble mace head, dating c. 9,000-4,000 BC. The object is formed from a pebble that has a mid-dark brown colour, with traces of an attempt to drill through the object on either side. Kevin Leahy suggests the material of the stone is quartzite (pers. comm. 02.09.2016). The attempted perforation would have been to allow it to be hafted. There are traces of wear around the edges, particularly at the more pointed end. This may indicate that it was still used despite not being hafted. However, it may simply be the result of natural processes, such as deposition in …
Created on: Friday 19th August 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 26th April 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-B3CF23
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Neolithic polished axe knapped from an orange-brown stone. The axe has been polished over the entire surface, however the grinding was not deep enough to remove all of the flaking scars. The butt end has been left partically flaked, and it is slightly damaged. The cutting edge has been broken, and the edge reknapped and polished to form a new cutting edge - This end of the axe has not been as well polished as the rest of the surface. The two narrow sides have been ground further to create a slightly flattened edge, giving the axe a double convex cross section, with flattened…
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornham Magna CP', grid reference and parish protected.