Record ID: DOR-659247
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished stone axehead, probably of Langdale Tuff. The axehead has an asymmetrical break at the butt end. The surface of the axe is granular but smooth with a distinct grey-green hue. The surfaces are finely polished with striations visible and very little visible of any flaking scars from the rough-out stage of manufacture. The object is sub-rectangular and tapers toward the butt and has a pointed oval section. The blade end tapers out to the side and in along the blade edge. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and has a large flake missing, probably post dep…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
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Record ID: DOR-65854B
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint fabricator. Bifacially flaked and elongate in shape with an oval section. The object tapers from a rounded end to a smaller more pointed end. The larger end retains cortex, this also covers around one third of one face. The flaking is covering, scaled and low angle. The flint is opaque, light beige with a low-gloss patina, now covered in a layer of off-white chalky re-cortification. Dr Kevin Leahy states 'fabricators are difficult to date and a wide range must be suggested.' Date: Early Mesolthic to late Bronze Age 10000 BC to 800 BC. Dimensions: 99.2mm x 11.31mm x 19.2mm. …
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 6th October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-6575DD
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flint retouched flake. Sub-triangular in shape. The flint is opaque and mottled mid to light brown with a low-gloss patina. There are areas of possible retouch along the right and left side margins close to the proximal end where a waisted area has been created. The ventral face shows a low bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. Date: Neolithic Dimensions: 40.2mm x 23.4mm x 3.3mm. Weight: 3.46g.
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 6th October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-6568CD
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bifacially flaked laurel leaf-shaped knife. The flint is dark and mid-grey in colour with a low gloss patina. There are areas of thick, off-white nodule cortex reatined on the dorsal face towards the tip and at the butt. The ventral face has several large transverse thinning flake removals from the side edges. The dorsal face is more crudely worked with fewer flakes, also from the side edges. The tip of the knife has also been bifacially worked. The knife has an asymmetrical lentoid profile, deeper on the dorsal face. Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 - 250 BC Dimensions: 81 mm x 42.6 mm …
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-6538FD
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flaked flint axehead. The flint is mottled mid grey and grey brown with a low-gloss patina. A small area of off-white nodule cortex remains on one face. There is some iron staining along the flake ridges. Sub-trapezoidal in shape with a rounded, tapered but and a shallow convex cutting edge. It has been crudely bifacially flaked, producing an asymmetrical cutting edge. One face is more crudely worked than the other, with a large, irregular hinge fracture and several flake removal scars from the side edges.. The other face has numerous, smaller flake removal scars from all directions…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: DOR-651E5E
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fabricator or axehead roughout. It is elongate in shape with a rounded distal end and rectilinear proximal end. The cross section is plano convex. The flint is covered in a thin, smooth layer of off-white cortification. Patches of thick nodular cortex remain along the right side and distal end of the dorsal face with a thinner orangey sub-layer of cortification in between patches and covering the whole of the ventral face. Low angle flaking to the upper face is crude with many scars terminating in hinge fractures. The ventral face is flat. Date: Late Neolithic to early Bronz…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th July 2021
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Record ID: DOR-64EA22
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flake 1: A secondary flint flake. It is sub-oval in shape. The flint is opaque and now completely covered in a layer of smooth blue-white re-cortification giving a mid-gloss patina, areas of modern damage reveal the light beige natural colour of the flint. An area of reddish brown ferrous staining is visible in the centre of the dorsal face. Minimal areas of cortex remain on some margins. The dorsal face shows broad flake removal scars. The ventral face shows a fairly prominent bulb of percussion with large bulbar scar and rippling indicating probable use of a hard hammer. Date: Late…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-64929F
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary retouched flint flake. It is sub-triangular in shape. The flint is semi-translucent, dark mottled brown with a mid-gloss patina, some areas show a very thin, blue-white speckled re-cortification. Thick chalky cortex remains on three small areas of the dorsal face. The dorsal face shows broad flake removal scars and short, scaled semi-abrupt retouch along the straight edge of the proximal end, evidence of possible opportunistic use of the chiseled feature as a scraper. The ventral face shows a fairly prominent bulb of percussion with large bulbar scar indicating probable us…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-644E50
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint fabricator or possible a Neolithic laurel leaf - knife. Made using a long tertiary flake of flint, it is elongate in shape with an oval section. The flint is opaque mottled dark to light grey with a mid-gloss patina. Areas of reddish brown ferrous staining are visible. Both faces show covering scaled, low-angle retouch struck from each edge creating a keeled edge and central ridge. One end has been flaked into a thinned neck. Date: Neolithic to late Bronze Age 4000 BC to 800 BC. Dimensions: 102.6 mm x 36.5 mm x 15.5 mm Weight: 64.9 g Dr Kevin Leahy states 'fabricators a…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-64313D
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
2018 T8 I have examined a group of 22 coins reported found in Dorset. All of the coins are official silver issues of the English monarchs Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I and will therefore be of over 90% fine silver. A detailed catalogue accompanies this report. There are two denominations present: the halfcrown and shilling. The face value of the coins in the 17th century was £1 6s 6d, easily a month's pay for a labourer at the time and several week's wages for a soldier in the Civil War. The coins represent what we know about the currency of the mid-17th century,…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2021
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Record ID: DOR-640125
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint keeled core,made on a broken polished axe. An elongate oval shaped core with platforms at acute angles to one another creating a keeled edge and an upper and lower face. Both faces show broad flake removal scars, many terminate in hinge fractures indicating probable use of a hard hammer. The flint is opaque and mottled dark to light grey with plentiful areas of reddish brown ferrous staining, mainly to flake scar ridges. Ridges and edges are smoothed. There are remnants of polished surface on one face. There is also an area of use waer (battering) along the edge at one end. D…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-638466
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end scrape. Manufactured on a large, thick secondary flake, it is elongate in shape with a rounded distal end and triangular cross section. Thick nodular cortex remains on around 20 percent of the central dorsal face. The flint is opaque, mid to light grey with a low-gloss patina and is covered in a thin layer of smooth white/grey re-patination, some areas of reddish brown iron ferrous staining, mainly on ridges are visible. The dorsal face shows removal of broad flakes across the central areas and crude scaled, abrupt retouch extending around the steep sided distal end, some …
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-6331F3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper. Manufactured on a thick tertiary flake, it is sub-square in shape with rounded corners. The flint is opaque and now entirely covered in a smooth white/grey chalky patination with some areas of reddish brown iron ferrous staining, mainly across flake scar ridges. The dorsal face shows three parallel blade flake scars alongside one larger broad flake scar, this scar terminates in a hinge fracture. The pointed distal end shows scaled, semi-abrupt retouch along its right side margin and sub-parallel retouch at the rounded apex on the left side. The ventral face shows a fa…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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