Record ID: WILT-703FBC
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Neolithic polished greenstone axehead dating to the period c. 4000 - 2500 BC. The axehead is trapezoidal in shape and widens from the butt end to the blade. It tapers in thickness from the butt end to the blade. The axehead has an oval cross-section at the butt end and a lenticular cross-section at the blade end. The butt end of the axehead was broken off in antiquity and the remaining fragment reused. The butt end appears to have been used as a hammer stone. There is evidence of pecking on this surface and it is slightly rounded. The cutting edge of the blade has been de…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 29th December 2022
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Record ID: WILT-6FD4E9
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete stone macehead of Mesolithic to early Bronze Age date (c. 8500 - 1601BC). The macehead is made from a smooth waterworn quartzite pebble. The macehead is semi-circular in shape. Approximately 50% remains. There is a break across the centre of the peforation. The hourglass profile of the perforation indicates that it was worked from both sides. There is some evidence of pecking on the rounded edge of the macehead, indicating that it may have been used as a pebble hammer. The quartzite is orange-brown in colour with red-brown inclusion, indicating a high iron content. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 12th January 2015
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Record ID: WILT-6F63E0
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of Mesolithic to early Brone Age date (c. 10000 - 1601 BC). The flake displays four parallel negative flake removal scars on the dorsal surface and has a small bulb of percussion with a bulbar scar. The flake thickens from the proximal end to the distal end. There is no retouch present. The flint is dark grey in colour with little patination. The fragment measures 29.13mm in length, 21.38mm maximum width, 1.85mm minimum width, is a maximum of 8.78mm thick, minimum 0.97mm thick and weighs 4.35g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2015
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Record ID: WILT-6DCF1D
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake of probable late Neolithic or early Bronze Age date (c. 2700 - 1601 BC). The flake has been struck off a secondary flake and exhibits c. 30% cortex on the dorsal surface and <1% cortex on the ventral surface. The flake displays an angled striking platform of lenticular shape and a large bulb of percussion. There is short abrupt scaled retouch around the distal end, possibly for use as a scraper. Th flint is dark grey in colour and shows little patination. It measures 51.45mm in length, 49.77mm in width, is 16.95mm thick and weighs 47.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: WILT-6DAD88
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flakes of probable late Neolithic or early Bronze Age date (c. 2700 - 1601 BC). The flake appears to be natural and exhibits short abrupt scaled retouch around the edges, possibly for use as a scraper. It terminates in a hinged fracture. The flake retains no cortex and is light grey in colour. It measures 59.06mm in length, 46.48mm in width, is 10.64mm thick and weighs 32.91g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: WILT-6D90D3
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake of probable late Neolithic or early Bronze Age date (c. 2700 - 1601 BC). The flake appears to be natural and exhibits short abrupt scaled retouch around the edges, possibly for use as a scraper. The flake retains c. 45% cortex on the dorsal surface and is dark grey in colour. It measures 73.11mm in length, 52.26mm in width, is 14.60mm thick and weighs 72.30g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: WILT-6D50F5
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of eleven pieces of debitage of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c. 4000 - 1601 BC). The assemblage consists of seven flakes and four blades. They vary in length from 44.42mm to 28.69mm and in width from 35.12mm to 6.88mm. Their collective weight is 89.92g. Four pieces retain between c. 5% and 35% cortex on their surface and have been struck off secondary flakes. The other seven retain no traces of cortex and have been struck off tertiay flakes. Where bulbs of pecussion are visible, they are large with prominent ripple marks, indicating some hard hammer working. Two o…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: WILT-6C84BC
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Neolithic flint core rejuvination flake dating to the period c. 4000 - 3501 BC. The flake features five parallel negative flake removal scars on one surface from the production of blades and bladelets. The rejuvination flake has been struck off the core at a ninety degree angle to these scars. The bulb of percussion is diffuse and the flake terminates in a hinged fracture. The core rejuvination flake retains c. 40% cortex. There is some evidene of platfor preparation on the opposite surface to the removal. The flint is a mottled grey in colour, with some patination. The co…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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