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Record ID: LEIC-37899E
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a flint blade possibly dating to the Meoslithic period c. 10000 - 4000 BC. It is made of pale grey flint with white patination and is broken at the distal end.
Length: 11.3 mm
Width: 9.5 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-FAB0C7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Mesolithic flint implement, dating to c. 8000 BC - 4000 BC. The implement has been made from a secondary flake, 20% of the dorsal face is covered with an area of cream/brown cortex. The flint is dark brown. One lateral edge modified by denticulations made by semi-abrupt retouch along approximately half its length. Both the distal and proximal ends are truncated by abrupt retouch at right angles to the axis of the blank.
Length: 45.5 mm
Width: 23.3 mm
Thickness: 13.7 …
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-72E76D
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of six possible worked lithics / microliths, possibly Mesolithic in date.
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th September 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-704D18
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint blade, possibly Mesolithic in date. One edge shows retouch; the other may be retouched but this is less clear. It is in good condition with white recortication, and has a recorticated diagonal break across the rear end. It is 35mm long, 12mm wide, 4mm thick and weighs 2.06g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-701A81
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked flint blade, probably Mesolithic in date. The blade is in good condition with retouch to one edge and white recortication. It is 38mm long, 9mm wide, 4mm thick and weighs 2.08g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-78564E
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Mesolithic to Neolithic flint blade, dating to c. 9000 - 3000 BC. The blade is made from a tertaity flake of dark brown flint. Small areas of retouch are visible along the sides of the blade.
Length: 44.5 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 5.8 mm
Weight: 5.28 g
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-CBBE82
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A mid-grey flint piercer with a light grey/white patina, broken across its bottom end, which removed the bulb of percussion . 3 parallel flakes have been removed from the dorsal surface and invasive retouch at its top end produced a sharp point.The ventral surface is concave. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC Length: 22.6mm, Width: 14.5mm, Thickness: 4.9mm, Weight: 2.4gms
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-B678B7
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small Mesolithic flint bladelet core of dating c. 8000 - 4000 BC. The core is D-shaped in cross section with two one striking platform. The convex side is covered with narrow removal scars struck from each platform, the opposing flatter side has a large area of thick pale brown coloured cortex. The flint is dark brown.
Height: 31 mm
Width: 37 mm
Weight: 34.16 g
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-A75483
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Mesolithic flint blade, dating to c.AD 7000 - 2500 BC. The blade is made from a secondary flake of mid grey flint, the patination has mottled to a blue/white on the outer surface. Small areas of retouch are visible along the edge.
Length: 13.5mm, width: 11.2mm, thickness: 3.0mm, weight: 0.6g
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-E89EA6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete small flint backed blade of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c 10,000 - 4,000 BC) made from a tertiary flake of grey flint, 31.0mm in length. There is long, low angle retouch on both the ventral and dorsal sides of one edge; the other side appears to have been intentionally backed with short, abrupt retouch. Weight: 1.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-9CF90C
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three flint tools, found as part of a debitage of 23 pieces for in a 50m x 50m area.
1. A waisted tool fashioned from a flake of brown flint, possibly dating to the Neolithic period c 4000BC - 2500BC (Butler C 2005 p133). Length: 32.9mm, width: 19.7mm, thickness: 4.6mm, weight : 3.8g
2 .A retouched flake made from dark grey flint which is heavily patinated. It is fashioned from a flake, and had cortex present on one side. The point has a bladelet removed from one edge, and retouch on the other. It possibly dates to the Mesolithic period c 7000BC - 4000BC. Length: 46…
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-9B4109
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core, possibly dating to the Mesolithic period c. 7000 - 4000 BC. The cortex of the nodule remains on approximately 33% of the surface. It is made of grey flint and is well patinated. The ventral face has 4 flake removals running across the face and one side shows another removal. Damage to the cortex of the opposite side could be the result of modern plough action. Length: 40.6 mm Width: 28.3mm Thickness: 22.1 mm. Weight: 31.6 g
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-9ADAB9
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core, possibly dating to the Mesolithic period c. 7000 - 4000 BC, sub-cuboid in shape. It is made on a secondary flake of grey flint, a small area of slightly paler cortex remains. There are bladelet removals on each face. One face has patination. in three Length: 33.7 mm Width: 35.1mm Depth: 27.3 mm. Weight: 42.3 g
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-9A86EB
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A grey flint blade fragment. A flake with two long parallel bladelets struck from its dorsal side and a flat rippled ventral surface, presenting a flat trapezoid section. Very fine serrations, run along one long edge. A negative hinge fracture appears at the narrower end and the broader end is recently broken. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC Length: 27.4mm, Width: 14.4mm, Thickness: 3.6mm, Weight: 1.5gms
The item is one of 23 pieces of flint found in a 50m x 50m area.
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-775CAB
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Mesolithic blade, dating to 9000 - 4000 BC. The blade has been made from a tertiary flake of dark brown and which has mostly lighted to a creamy blue colour.
Length: 21.7 mm
Width: 12.7 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 1.29 g
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-ADDB23
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint burin, dating to c. 10000 - 4000 BC. The burin is made of a tertiary flake of brown flint with a low gloss patina, the majority of the object has patinated to an off white pale blue. The tool is broadly sub-triangular in plan and trapezoidal in cross section. The front face of the blade (dorsal face) has a number of areas of small retouch along both edges. The distal face has not been worked, ripple marks are visible.
Length: 88.79 mm
Width: 32.44 mm
Thickness: 8.37 mm
Weight: 31.76 g
Created on: Monday 4th October 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th October 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-04AAE6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A early Mesolithic to early Neolithic blade or piece of debitage, dating to c. 10,000 - 3500 BC. Struck on a tertairy flake of dark brown flint.
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 18th January 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-9D0D86
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two retouched Mesolithic flakes, dating to c. 8000 - 4000 BC. Both flakes are made on a secondary flake of dark brown flint, a thick white cortex is visible. The smaller of the two flakes appears to have several bladelet removal scars. The distal ends of both flakes have small areas of retouch on the dorsal surface.
Flint 1 (smaller flint)
Length: 20.32 mm
Width: 30.75 mm
Thickness: 6.31 mm
Weight: 4.7 g
Flint 2 (larger flint)
Length: 18.79 mm
Width: 17.24 mm
Thickness: 3.95 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 16th December 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8DF1F7
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic slightly retouched flint flake from a bladelet core, dating to c. 8000 - 4000 BC. Made on a secondary flake of darkey grey flint which has mottled white patination. It has several bladelet removal scars, in two different directions. The distal end shows small areas of retouch on one side.
Length: 42.78 mm
Width: 29.68 mm
Thickness: 8.94 mm
Width: 10.9 g
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-555626
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic flint multi-directional core.
Light creamy-blue opaque patina. Worked from a number of directions.
Created on: Sunday 26th April 2020
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
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