Record ID: LEIC-731107
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Later) to Bronze Age (Early) invasively retouched scraper, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 22mm long, 23mm wide, 8mm thick and 5g in weight. Made on a mid brown semi-translucent flint that has turned an almost dark opaque grey through patination. The small round scraper has been invasively retouched all over.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-7307A1
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Later) to Bronze Age (Early) invasively retouched knife, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 73mm long, 30mm wide, 13mm thick and 31.1g in weight. Made on an opaque light caramel brown chert that has turned mostly a chalky white through patination. Dorsal side invasively retouched. Ventral face also received some attention.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-72F9DC
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (late) to Bronze Age (early) hollow scraper, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 44mm long, 57mm wide, 8mm thick and 22.5g in weight. Made on a heavily worked flake. The flint is a mixture of light chalky white and light grey in colour. Retouch is semi-abrupt and has been applied to all of the flake edges. The butt is plain and large. Their is also two hollow scraper edges on the one piece.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-72E98E
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic to Bronze Age (early) Thumbnail scraper, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 20mm long, 22mm wide, 9mm thick and 3.8g in weight. Made on a dark grey flint that is turning light grey and opaque through patination. The object is circular in shape with semi-abrupt retouch applied to the dorsal face which extends around most of the edge. The piece has been made on a small flake.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Monday 23rd July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-72DFBA
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age (early) thumbnail scraper, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 22mm long, 15mm wide, 3mm thick and 1.5g in weight. The object is oval in shape with semi-abrupt retouch applied to the dorsal face which extends around most of the edge and has a grey patination, but yet is still translucent. The piece has been made on a small flake.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st July 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-72CED9
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Later) to Bronze Age (Early) barbed-and-tanged arrowhead, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 18mm long, 19mm wide, 4mm thick and 1.2g in weight. Made on a light brown translucent flint that has turned an almost dark opaque grey through patination. Made by pressure flaking, the piece is invasively retouched and is broken with only one barb remaining. This is likely to be of Conygar Hill Type.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-72BF71
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Later) to Bronze Age (Early) barbed-and-tanged arrowhead, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 25mm long, 21mm wide, 2mm thick and 1.5g in weight. Made on a light brown translucent flint that has started to turn grey through patination. Made by pressure flaking, the piece is less well made and only possesses retouch areound the edge, although this piece is still very thin. Maybe unfinished, looks to be of Sutton Type.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-72B242
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Later) to Bronze Age (Early) barbed-and-tanged arrowhead, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 20mm long, 18mm wide, 4mm thick and 1.3g in weight. Made on a light brown translucent flint that has turned an almost dark opaque grey through patination. Made by pressure flaking, the piece is invasively retouched and is broken with only one barb remaining. This is likely to be of Sutton Type.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-72A474
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Later) to Bronze Age (Early) barbed-and-tanged arrowhead, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 22mm long, 15mm wide, 3mm thick and 1.1g in weight. The flint has turned light grey through patination and is semi-translucent. Made by pressure flaking, the piece is invasively retouched and is almost complete apart from a very small part of the tip, which may be missing due to impact damage. This is likely to be of Sutton Type.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-728DA7
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Late) to Bronze Age (early) hollow scraper, 2700 BC to 1501 BC. 39mm long, 21mm wide, 6mm thick and 5.2g in weight. Made on flint flake probably struck from a discoidal core. The dorsal face exhibits numerous unidirectional flake scars. The left ventral face has been semi-abruptly retouched to form a hollow scraper. The flint was a translucent caramel brown that has now turned mid grey in colour through patination.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-727938
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Lower) to Bronze Age (Later) core fragment, 250000 BC to 501 BC, 24mm long, 10mm wide, 7mm thick and 1.3g in weight. Most likely a Neolithic fragment. Flint is translucent caramel brown that has changed light grey through patination, also one small area has turned blue.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-726748
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) unretouched blades, 4000 BC to 501 BC, grouped weight of 2g. Two small unretouched blades found in close proximity. Made on the same flint and look similar although one has been struck from a unidirectional blade core whereas the other form a bidirectional blade core.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-72557E
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) unretouched bladelet, 4000 BC to 501 BC. 29mm long, 8mm wide, 2mm thick and 0.7g in weight. Made on a mid brown translucent flint. Small bladelet struck from a small unidirectional blade core. The striking platform was facetted and the dorsal face possesses a number of small flake scars produced by previous bladelet removals.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-7244ED
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) unretouched blade, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 35mm long, 11mm wide, 5mm thick and 2.6g in weight. Made on a mid-caramel brown translucent flint that has a slight grey tinge presumably as the process of patination has begun to take place. The dorsal face possesses 3 unidirectional flake scars and the butt was heavily prepared. Some cortex remains on the distal part of the blade. Struck from a small very well prepared blade core.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-723412
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) unretouched blade, 4000 BC to 501 BC. 31mm long, 10mm wide, 4mm thick and 1.5g in weight. Small blade made on semi-translucent caramel brown coloured flint. The dorsal face exhibits some unidirectional flake scars.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-722775
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) side-scraper, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 39mm long, 14mm wide, 4mm thick and 2.7g in weight. Made on a flint that has turned an opaque light grey through patination. Previous blade-like removal has left a central and parallel ridge, right of which the face is cortical. The left lateral edge has recieved some semi-abrupt retouch on the ventral face to create a scraper edge that is slightly concave.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-721AF6
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) side-scraper, 4000 BC to 500 BC, 35mm long, 15mm wide, 6mm thick and 3.3g in weight. Made on an opaque chert that is light grey in coulour through patination. The dorsal face possesses samoe cortex as well as a parallel unidirectioanl flake scar. The left lateral egde has received some semi-abrupt retouch to form a small concave scraper edge.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-720D47
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) side-scraper, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 29mm long, 24mm wide, 4mm thick and 5.7g in weight. Made on an opaque chert that is light grey in coulour through patination. The dorsal face is entirely cortical and there is a small natural hole towards the proximal end. The piece is broken and is missing its distal end and the right lateral edge has been semi-abruptly retouched on the ventral face towards the breakage.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-71FFD3
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) side-scraper, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 31mm long, 14mm wide, 3mm thick and 1.7g in weight. Made on a small flake from an extresively worked core. The dorsal face possesses numberous flake scars all struck unidirectionally. The right later edge has been abruptly retouched towards the proximal end on the dorsal face removing the butt, whereas there is a small retouched area on the ventral face on the left lateral edge. The flint is a very translucent light caramel brown that is turning light grey through patination.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-71ED27
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) side and end scraper, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 42mm long, 16mm wide, 10mm thick and 8.8g in weight. Made on a flint that has turned light - mid opaque grey through patination. The scraper has been fashioned on a thick curved blade by process of abrupt retouching of the distal end of the piece. Two dorsal ridges were created by unidirectional flaking and the left lateral edge on the ventral face has also received some attention by means of abrupt retouch. The end has been worn through use also.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-71DED7
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) side and end scraper, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 36mm long, 19mm wide, 4mm thick and 3.9g in weight. Made on an elongated flake of translucent light caramel brown flint that has mostly turned grey through patination. The flake has been struck from an orthogonal core and the dorsal face possesses one central and parallel ridge. The piece has a triangular cross-section and the striking platform has been prepared. retouch exists on the ventral face of the right lateral edge and the distal end has been worked into a pointed piece.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-71CF3D
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) retouched flake, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 24mm long, 26mm wide, 6mm thick and 6.9g in weight. Broken flake made on a light brown semi-translucent flint that is turning an opaque mid grey colour through patination. Flake has been struck from an alternative core by hard hammer percussion. The butt is dihedral and large and has been produced by the alternative flaking; the distal end is missing. The dorsal face that does possess some cortex also displays evidence for unidirectional removals.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-71C2CB
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) retouched blades, 4000 BC to 501 BC, grouped weight of 2.1g. Two small retouched blades found in close proximity. Semi-abrupt retouch present in a small area on both pieces.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-71B2E8
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) retouched blade, 4000 BC to 501 BC. 32mm long, 11mm wide, 5mm thick and 2.1g in weight. Small broken blade that has been light modified. The flint is dark brown and semi-translucent, however patination is causing this piece to turn an opaque dark grey. Some cortex remains on the dorsal face along with a bidirectional flake scar down the centre. Struck from a small exhausted core.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-71A2AD
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) notched piece, 4000 BC to 501 BC. 44mm long, 17mm wide, 7mm thick and 5.4g in weight. Made on an elongated flake struck from a river pebble. The notch was created on the left lateral edge on the ventral face and the dorsal face exhibits a number of unidirectionally struck flake scars near the proximal end however most of the cortex of the original pebble does remain. The flint is semi-translucent and dark grey in colour.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-7195EC
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) notched piece, 4000 BC to 501 BC. 32mm long, 14mm wide, 4mm thick and 2.2g in weight. Double notchpositioned on the ventral face of the right lateral edge of a blade that is missing its proximal end. The dorsal face possesses a number of bidirectional flake scars, and the flint is light grey in colour and opaque.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-718A1D
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) flake, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 32mm long, 20mm wide, 10mm thick and 5g in weight. Made on a light brown semi-translucent flint that is turning an opaque mid-light grey colour through patination. Struck by hard hammer from an orthogonal core, the butt is large, triangular and plain. The left lateral edge possesses cortex which would have formed the base of the core when flaking took place from the right. The distal end has fractured slighly.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-717E5A
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) flake, 4000 BC to 501 BC. 29mm long, 12mm wide, 2mm thick and 1g in weight. Thin flake struck from a small core. The flint is opaque and light grey in colour probably through patination. The dorsal face possesses some small flake scars. The butt is plain.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-717150
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) flake, 36mm long, 20mm wide, 4mm thick and 2.3g in weight. Made on a light caramel brown translucent flint that has no signs of patination. The dorsdal face possesses unidirectional flake scars and the butt is dihedral. Flakes could be of any age but this one is so fresh that it is likely to be later.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-716083
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) flake, 23mm long, 16mm wide, 2mm thick and 1.3g in weight. Broken flake that has one unidirectional flake scar on the dorsal face and cortex remaining on both lateral edges. The flake was struck from a small core of translucent dark flint that is truning grey through patination. The distal end of the flake is missing, either snapped or broken during deposition.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-71542C
Object type: COMBINATION TOOL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) combination tool of a side-scraper and notch, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 45mm long, 18mm wide, 6mm thick and 5.9g in weight. Made on a flint pebble, the dorsal face is fully cortical. The left lateral edge has been notched and the right lateral edge has recieved semi-abrupt retouch along the entire edge. This flint is of mid brownish grey coulour.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-7141E4
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) retouched blade, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 31mm long, 13mm wide, 4mm thick and 2g in weight. Made on a light speckled cream couloured opaque flint. The dorsal face possesses a central parallel ridge created by two unidirectional removals. The striking platform is facetted and the left lateral edge has been retouched slightky to created a double notched-like edge.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-7129D2
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) notch, 4000 BC to 501 BC. 47mm long, 26mm wide, 6mm thick and 6.2g in weight. Made on a light brown translucent flint flake that is turning an opaque grey through patination. Flake struck from an orthogonal core, as the dorsal face possesses numerous flake scars sruck unidirectionally and from the left side. Cortex still on the distal end of the flake and the notch is on the left lateral edge near the proximal end. Small amount of retouch present on the ventral face of the right lateral edge towards the distal end as well.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-711E91
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Later) flake, 4000 BC to 501 BC, 41mm long, 17mm wide, 7mm thick and 4.2g in weight. Made on a flint that is dark brown and semi-translucent. The flint is starting to turn grey through patination. The flake was struck from a bipolar core as evidence by the the flake scars on the dorsal face. Half of the dorsal face still retains its cortex and the butt is plain.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-71125D
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (early - Late) side-scraper on a blade, 61mm long, 26mm wide, 8mm thick and 17.5g in weight. Made on a blade struck using a light cream opaque chert. The blade has been struck from an orthogonal core as evidenced by the vertical left edge of the blade which once acted as a stricking plaform for the core from which is was struck. Small retouched area on the right lateral edge.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-7108AB
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (early - Late) side-scraper, 48mm long, 23mm wide, 10mm thick and 8.1g in weight. This piece has been made on a broken flake that has been heavily rolled. The flint is a light caramel brown semi-translucent flint that has started to turn grey through the process of patination. The dorsal face possesses two unidirectional flake scars and the right lateral edge has been partially retouched to form a scraper.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-70FD3D
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (early - Late) side and end scraper on a blade,4000 to 2351 BC. 47mm long, 23mm wide, 7mm thick and 10.2g in weight. Made on a light brown semi-translucent flint that has almost completely turned light grey and opaque through patination. The blade has been struck from a Neolithic prepared core and possesses two parallel ridges on the dorsal face. The blades have been struck unidirectionally. Abrupt retouch has been applied to the left side of the distal end and continues round onto the left edge.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-70F0AC
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (early - Late) piercer, 69mm long, 21mm wide, 8mm thick and 9.3g in weight. Made on a blade struck using a light cream opaque chert. The right side of the blade still possesses cortex. The central and left parts of the dorsal face possess two parallel flake scars that create a central ridge struck unidirectionally. The proximal end has been worked and pointed into a piercer.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-70E44F
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early to Later Neolithic unretouched blade, 4000 BC to 2351 BC, 45mm long, 21mm wide, 9mm thick and 5.8g in weight. Made on a light brown semi-translucent flint that has started to turn an opaque grey through patination. The dorsal face possesses cortext and two orthogonal flake scars originating from the right side. It looks like this was originally the base of the core when worked from the othe side due to the cortext bounding the fake scars along the left side.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-70D410
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early to Later Neolithic unretouched blade, 4000 BC to 2351 BC, 51mm long, 15mm wide, 9mm thick and 6g in weight. Made on a light brown semi-translucent flint that has started to turn an opaque grey through patination. Central and parallel ridge down the dorsal face separates the orthogonal flake scar on the righ with the unidirectional scar on the left side. Some cortex remains on the left dorsal face near the distal end. Blade possibly struck to rejuvenate the core.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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