Record ID: DEV-220137
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone spindle whorl (a weight used on a spindle for spinning fibres in textile manufacture). The weight is sub-circular in plan, and has a hole drilled through the centre. Spindle whorls are very difficult to date, unless they come from a securely dated archaeological context, as these implements were used from prehistoric times onwards.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Monday 13th March 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-0ACD16
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, part-polished stone axe of Neolithic date, c.4000-2500 BC. It is oval in shape, with an oval section, and flares from the butt toward the cutting edge which is crescentic. The stone is a dense grey-green and may be from a source in the Lake District. Both faces of the axe show signs of wear, and there are areas where the surfaces are polished, running in a roughly triangular patch from the cutting edge to the centre of the axehead on both sides. The object measures 108.76mm in length, 48.20mm in width, 26.25mm in thickness and weighs 178.54g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 5th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harkstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0869F7
Object type: PHALLIC OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible stone phallic object of uncertain date. The object is cylindrical and oval in cross-section and has the characteristics of a phallus. It is therefore, possibly a votive offering. The object appears to be complete and has a light brown patina.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2011
Last updated: Friday 6th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop Burton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F68E44
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fragment from a knapped, ground and polished stone axehead of later Neolithic date (2900-2100 BC). The axe is knapped from a dark grey black volcanic tuff. This rock type is formed from compressed volcanic ash and has a fine grained composition; there are no signs of inclusions within the exposed fresh surface, but the axe is very heavy for its size possibly suggesting large iron content. The broken edge is a much lighter colour to the polished surfaces. Tuff is found in Britain and Ireland in a band that runs down the Irish Sea from the Lake District (the Langdale's source Gr…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-DD53D8
Object type: ROOF SLAB
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This fragment is pentagonal in plan and is probably the lower pointed part. It is made of Bembridge Limestone and has a high density of fossilised freshwater molluscs. 143.0 x 100.3 x 22.2mm. Weight: c. 398.0g.
Created on: Sunday 18th December 2011
Last updated: Monday 26th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-7832C2
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late medieval mortar carved from coarse Devonian sandstone dating from the later medieval or early post medieval periods (c. 1350 - 1600 AD). The mortar is broadly circular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. The mortar itself has been carved from a single block of stone. The base of the mortar is smooth and relatively flat. The rim is complete and there is no evidence of a runnel or similar pouring spout. Around the upper edge of the mortar are four lobed projections. These are set at broadly 90° to each other. From above these form a relatively simple clover leafed s…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-223563
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone or pebble which is a probable gaming piece. It is sub circular in plan with one face that is flatter and the other is rounded (convex), with one side that is shallower than the other; the surface is also uneven. There is evidence that rounded pebbles have been utilized as gaming pieces. Compare PAS record IDs: SWYOR-357567 and WMID-C24862. The date of this piece is uncertain but it was found in the same area as record ID: SWYOR-21BA16 on a site producing many Early Medieval finds. The object is dark brown in colour. Thickness: 11.3mm; Diameter: 16.9mm; Weight: 5.61g
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-21BA16
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone or pebble which is a probable gaming piece. It is oval in plan with one face that is slightly flat and the other is rounded (convex); the surface is also uneven. There is evidence that rounded pebbles have been utilized as gaming pieces. Compare to PAS record IDs: SWYOR-357567 and WMID-C24862. The date of this piece is uncertain but it was found in the same area as PAS record ID: SWYOR-223563 on a site producing many Early Medieval finds. The object is medium brown in colour. Thickness: 11.5mm; Diameter: 30mm; Weight: 13.96g
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-0AEF82
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Purple Welsh Slate Pencil. Lathe turned rod, broken at one end and with a rounded point at the other. For use with a school slate writing board, and was found with a fragment of one. Length: 44.6mm, Diameter: 6.2mm, Weight: 3.36gms.
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Belton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-0AE2F2
Object type: WRITING TABLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Purple Welsh Slate Slate fragment with bevelled edge. One side bears scored parallel lines circa 13mm apart and the other side bears a series of 12mm squares. This is a schoolroom slate, with the lined side for practicing handwriting, and the squared size for arithmetic. This object was reported along with a slate pencil. Suggested date: Modern, 1860-1920. Length: 65mm, Width: 43mm, Thickness: 3.2mm, Weight: 21.47gms.
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Belton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-09D678
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone hone, probably formed from a pale yellow/white schist, missing both ends due to old breaks. It is rectangular in form and section, with some damage to at least two faces and tapering slightly towards one end. All faces have evidence of use wear resulting in the surviving surfaces being worn smooth and the corners/edges rounded. It measures 153.48mm in length, 26.16mm in width, 20.83mm in thickness and 161.56g in weight. This is a simple stone (schist?) hone or whetstone. The lack of any distinctive typological features makes close dating of hte object impossible …
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 8th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-084312
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Igneous Stone, finder suggests an origin in Coniston area of the Lake District, citing his personal knowledge of geological topics. The stone is pale grey green in colour, dense and vesicular with crystalline and micaceous inclusions. A more local origin as a glacial erratic is possible. Possible Axe head. Stone of lentoid section, slightly tapered; a chip on one side has subsequently been smoothed, though whether by human or natural agency is uncertain. The vesicular nature of the material would not seem as apt to the making of a polished axe head as the more familiar Langdale t…
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wragby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-E2D6E4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete unidentified marble object of uncertain date. The object is a cube of marble with 6 smooth, squared sides. There are no markings present to give an indication of function or date. The object is too regular to be a tessera and does not hold the markings necessary for a die. It may be a gaming piece or an architectural fragment. The object is 12.1mm square and weighs 3.9g.
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4FB9A4
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone Possible Axe head fragment. Stone fragment of lentoid section with a curving cutting edge to the putative blade. A chip has been lost from one side of the blade and it is broken, perhaps one third of the way along its length. Both episodes of damage occurred in antiquity, as the fracture surfaces are now very smooth. The section and edge both prompt the identification offered above. The stone is - at least on its visible surface - a brownish colour and bears a smooth finish perhaps enhanced by prolonged immersion or curation. The most commonly reported stone axes from the Hu…
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow upon Humber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-4FB025
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone macehead of Mesolithic to Neolithic date. The macehead is D-shaped in plan with tapering crescent shaped perforations on the straight edge beginning at the outer edge of both sides and meeting in the middle. It is oval in section and the surface has been polished and is very smooth to the touch. The macehead was probably originally circular in plan but has been split during the process of making the central perforation leaving roughly one half of the original object. The macehead is 70.5mm long, 42.2mm wide, 27.4mm thick and weighs 111g.
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2011
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bempton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3A2542
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of a quartz rich sandstone whetstone of probable Post Medieval to Modern date. The stone is broken at both ends and sub square in section. It tapers and one face is slightly concave where it has been used. The regular shape of this stone suggests it is part of a manufactured hone or scythe stone. When in use, a scythe would have needed sharpening every 15 minutes or so, so hones were vital pieces of equipment for every farm worker. This example does not appear to have been used very much before it was lost.
Created on: Monday 28th November 2011
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-39F266
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large piece of sandstone which has been utilised as a whetstone at an unknown date, but likely to be medieval or Post Medieval. The stone is a natural pieces of sandstone which is in danger of fracturing into two pieces, so is supported by cable ties. It is rectangular in plan and sub-square in section. One end of one face (the top view in the image) has been used for grinding or sharpening which has smoothed the stone and caused a distinct groove. The rest of the stone has not been used in this way. The shape of the stone suggests it was used as a whetstone, but it is also possible…
Created on: Monday 28th November 2011
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-D742B5
Object type: AXE HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Stone (microdiorite) axe hammer, lozenge-shaped in plan at the blade end with a slightly rounded butt end, sub-rectangular in profile and sub-square in section, with a slightly off-centre perforation, circular in plan and an hour-glass shape in profile. The sides of the axe hammer are straight and vertical and the two faces are slightly concave in profile and the shaft-hole is flush with the surface of each face, but slightly recessed at either side, where it is within 1 cm of the edge of the axe hammer. The butt end, used for hammering, is relative flat at the apex, but does not show…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Last updated: Friday 11th July 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-3DB3F2
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This object appears to be a natural ironstone nodule. The original description on the record is as follows: An unidentified and possibly natural object of unknown date. The material does not appear to be corroded, and weighs less than expected. It may be stone. It is oval in plan, unevenly domed on one face and concave on the other. Across the concavity is a raised band of rougher finish. Two holes have been bored into the domed face opposite each other, but shining light down the holes suggests that they do not join. The holes are not perfectly circular, suggesting they were not…
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 29th May 2020
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Record ID: LON-D23BF7
Object type: MOULD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval knife mould half. It is in the shape of the back of a pair of lovers; the man is dressed in breeches, a jacket and a turban. The lady is in a corsetted dress with an elaborate round hair piece. The mould is made from soapstone. It measures 59mm (broken length) x 38mm (width) x 18mm (thickness) and weighs 64.12g. A version of the handle this mould would make has been found in an excavation in Amsterdam, and the style of clothing the lovers are wearing reflects dutch fashions. It dates from the last quarter of the 17th century.
Created on: Friday 11th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st November 2012
Spatial data recorded.