Record ID: NMS-0AF1F7
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Reject blade from the production of gunflints, an elongated, tertiary iron hammer struck blade of unpatinated matt black with lighter grey streaks, the platform is partially crushed though both sides of the hertzian cone survive and are standing proud, no iron mark is noted from the hammer. The blade has four previous flake scars to the dorsal face and is rather broad for further processing into individual gunflints, and it is also of the wrong section, leading to its rejection. No mortar is noted on the surface although it was found in association with NMS-09BE2D that clearly had bee…
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMS-09BE2D
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Reject blade from the production of gunflints, an elongated, iron hammer struck blade of unpatinated black flint with a light grey inclusion extending from the middle of the blade and running off the edge towards the distal end. Platform is flat and untrimmed, and bares no iron mark from the hammer, the distal end is trapezoidal sectioned, these dorsal ridges join at the centre of the blade to form a triangular section from this point to the distal end, a "single backed" blade (Skertchly, Sydney B. J. 1879, page 30, fig.17). This piece is rather thin for splitting into individual gunf…
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMS-09712E
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, hard hammer struck flake, of unpatinated glossy black flint, bulb removed and the distal end and one edge steeply retouched to form the scraping edge, the other lateral edge is irregularly retouched or damaged.
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 30th July 2018
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