Record ID: DUR-1310DD
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 4 chunks of worked flint of possible Mesolithic origin. The flints all have multiple flake removal scars and have no evidence of retouch. Chunk 1 is heavily re-corticated, indicative of being in the ground a relatively long time after being worked. Chunk 4 is a pale semi-translucent flint, almost quartz-like. There is a shallow bulb of percussion on the ventral surface and a small lump of cortex on the distal end of the dorsal surface. It is possible that this is a core rejuvenation flake. Chunk 1: Weight 2.5g, Length 22.90mm, Width 12.30mm, Thickness 10.07…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-12C9AE
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 8 chunks of worked flint of possible Mesolithic origin. The flints all have multiple flake removal scars and have no evidence of retouch. The chunks are all heavily re-corticated, indicative of being in the ground a relatively long time after being worked. Chunk 1: Weight 5.3g, Length 25.44mm, Width 15.25mm, Thickness 12.88mm. Chunk 2: Weight 3.4g, Length 22.31mm, Width 18.62mm, Thickness 7.30mm. Chunk 3: Weight 3.4g, Length 24.38mm, Width 18.29mm, Thickness 7.35mm. Chunk 4: Weight 2.0g, Length 21.85mm, Width 19.14mm, Thickness 5.80mm. Chunk 5: Wei…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-12701A
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 3 burnt flint chunks of possible Mesolithic origin. The flints all have multiple flake removal scars and have no evidence of retouch. The chunks all show crazed cracking indicative of being burnt and two of them have areas of red colouring. Chunk 1: Weight 5.5g, Length 18.52mm, Width 18.52mm, Thickness 12.16mm. Chunk 2: Weight 3.9g, Length 27.33mm, Width 13.29mm, Thickness 8.80mm. Chunk 3: Weight 3.2g, Length 18.13mm, Width 11.74mm, Thickness 11.35mm.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-122925
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of four flint cores of possible Mesolithic origin. The flints are light brown with a creamy patina which ranges from a light to a complete covering. Each core is sub conical with 3 or 4 parallel flake removal scars and were collected from a 500m stretch of coastal pathway. Core 1: Weight 14.4g, Length 28.34mm, Width 22.50mm, Thickness 21.12mm. Core 2: Weight 9.9g, Length 30.22mm, Width 18.68mm, Thickness 15.21mm. Core 3: Weight 8.0g, Length 32.24 mm, Width 22.72mm, Thickness 16.17mm. Core 4: Weight 4.3g, Length 25.17mm, Width 23.47mm, Thickness 9.63mm.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-1046D6
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of dark grey flint that resembles a thumbnail scraper of possible Mesolithic origin. This piece has no evidence of retouch but may be an abandoned attempt to produce a scraper. The ventral face is concave and has scars where flakes have been removed from the bulb of percussion. The dorsal face is convex and the striking platform is very jagged, there are some very narrow flake removal scars here which may indicate some attempt to dress the edge of the striking platform. The flint has a light/pale covering patina. Weight 3.0g, Length 21.18mm, Width 17.76mm, Thick…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-0FBF6B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five flint chunks of possible Mesolithic origin. Four of the pieces are secondary chunks with 30% to 50% cortex over a dark grey/brown semi-translucent flint. The fifth and smallest chunk is a grey/brown semi-translucent tertiary flint pointed at both ends. Each piece has a number of flake removal scars but there are no clear striking platforms. The largest chunk has some crushing along one edge that may indicate its use as a hammer stone. Chunk 1: Weight: 7.2g, Length 23.38mm, Width 20.51mm, Thickness 14.15mm. Chunk 2: Weight: 5.0g, Length 35.61mm, Width 13.54mm, Thick…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-0ECBDD
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint cores of possible Mesolithic origin. These flints have been heavily re-corticated following their original production suggesting a long period in the ground post production. Both cores have flake removal scars at a variety of angles indicating multiple striking platforms. Core 1: Weight: 11.6g, Length 33.18mm, Width 19.89mm, Thickness 16.82mm. Core 2: Weight: 7.9g, Length 32.75mm, Width 23.39mm, Thickness 13.52mm.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-7FAE6D
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
piece of flint debitage of possible Mesolithic origin. This flint has been heavily re-corticated following its original production suggesting a long period in the ground post production. It has the form of an unfinished microburin but lacks any evidence of retouch. The distal end has been broken relatively recently to expose dark grey flint and this has removed any evidence there might have been of retouch. The ventral surface is deeply convex and the dorsal surface has four narrow flake removal scars.The proximal end has been roughly snapped, possibly at the time of production…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-EACD06
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade of possible Mesolithic date. This a flake of pale brown semi translucent flint which has a heavy white patination suggesting a long period in the ground after production. The dorsal face has two long arrises where sub parallel flakes were removed prior to the final separation from the original core. The ventral face is concave with a very shallow bulb of percussion (soft hammer). There is a clear striking platform at the proximal end. The distal end has two recent chips (no patination) where the point has been broken off, relatively recently. There is a small (1…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-56D1B6
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This record is part of a group of 4 records for a single find and is number 3 of 4. See also; DUR-552792 , DUR-56B296, DUR-031EE2 An assemblage of flint debris with little evidence of working but found in close association with finds of worked flint of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date. Similar examples can be found at: SUR-515A39, OXON-AB9254, SOM-AFD724, SOM-86725D
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Last updated: Sunday 7th February 2021
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Record ID: DUR-56B296
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This record is part of a group of 4 records for a single find and is number 2 of 4. see also; DUR-552792, DUR-56D1B6, DUR-031EE2 A large assemblage of flints of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date.Some heavy recortication may indicate a mesolithic origin. The assemblage is of a variety of flint debitage consisting of blades,flakes and chunks. Similar examples can be found at: SUR-515A39, OXON-AB9254, SOM-AFD724, SOM-86725D
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Last updated: Sunday 7th February 2021
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Record ID: DUR-552792
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This record is part of a group of 4 records for a single find and is number 1 of 4. See also: DUR-56B296, DUR-56D1B6, DUR-031EE2 A large assemblage of flints of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date.Some heavy recortication may indicate a Mesolithic origin. The assemblage is of a variety of flint types includes cores and debitage of flakes, blades and chunks. Similar examples can be found at: SUR-515A39, OXON-AB9254, SOM-AFD724, SOM-86725D
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Last updated: Sunday 7th February 2021
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Record ID: DUR-5393E6
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small piece of metal working slag of unknown date. This object was found by field walking near a site of previous excavations in a shale layer above Mesolithic finds and a Beaker period burial . The object is of dense grey material with a bubbled surface indicating previous flow action. Weight 33.4g, Length 27.67mm, Width 24.24mm, Thickness 21.85mm.
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-C320CC
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible core rejuvenation flake of possible Mesolithic origin. It is struck from a brown flint with pale cortex around the edges covering about 20% of the total surface. There are the remains of a large bulb of percussion on the ventral face and a single central arris separating two broad parallel flake removal scars on the dorsal face. Later flake removals at 90 degrees to the earlier ones have removed the earlier striking platform and some of the bulb of percussion. The proximal edge has then been modified with long scaled abrupt retouch, possibly to produce a working e…
Created on: Wednesday 14th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-30B8A0
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-triangular grey flint blade or scraper of uncertain date but found in a Mesolithic landscape. There is a shallow bulb of percussion on the ventral surface just below a small striking plaform that has scars indicating some prior platform dressing. There is a single arris on the dorsal face and semi abrupt, long, scaled retouch along two thirds of the edges producing two fine points.
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-2F92B3
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-conical (pyramidical) flint core of possible Mesolithic date. A dark grey fine flint core with a small patch (5%) of cortex. Large flakes have been struck from numerous platforms at different angles.
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-2EEBE1
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small piece of grey flint debitage of uncertain date but associated with a Mesolithic landscape. The object is sub -square in cross section and is roughly pointed at the distal end. Irregular short flaking on one edge and around the point may be retouch although natural wear cannot be ruled out. If This is regarded as worn abrupt retouch this object might be considered to be the broken end of a rod shaped microlith. It is 15.77mm long, 8.15mm wide, 8.10mm thick and weighs 1.4g.
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-9D2A96
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint cores of late Neolithic to Bronze Age date. Both cores are of opaque grey flint with an overall cream coloured, light patina. They are large complex cores with multiple striking platforms producing broad flakes. Core 1: Weight 37.4g, Length 43.64mm, Width 40.26mm, Thickness 23.23mm Core 2: Weight 14.1g, Length 28.52mm, Width 28.52mm, Thickness 13.78mm
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Last updated: Friday 21st December 2018
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Record ID: DUR-9BBDF9
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake or possible blade, possibly dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Early Bronze age. (c. 2500 - 1500 BC) The object is composed of a light grey flint that is sub-triangular in plan and cross section. There is a pointed tip at the distal end and at the proximal end a striking platform where some short flakes have been removed to dress the platform. There are multi directional removal scars across the dorsal surface and a raised central arris runs along the lower 2/3 of its length. There is a short area of semi- abrubt retouch near the point and abrubt blunting retou…
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2018
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Record ID: DUR-08DF85
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of two flint objects recovered by field walking in the North Yorkshire Moors. The find spot is 750m North of an ancient monument (no. 35455) Lockton High Moor cairn field and regular aggregated field system of suggested Bronze Age date. (2000 to 700 BC) A possible flint leaf arrowhead of Early Neolithic date (4000 - 3300 BC). The flint is a pale grey coloured tertiary flake, predominantly opaque but translucent at the thinner edges. It was possibly Lancolate shaped but there is a horizontal break where a point may have been. It has a round base and has invasive, scale…
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 21st December 2018
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