Record ID: SUR-8CA513
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
A small lithic implement described as a possible handaxe with an ochreous patina and with large areas of cortex remaining. A potlid fracture has been removed in antiquity.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2005
Last updated: Friday 9th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-6468B2
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lower palaeolithic hand axe fashioned from a quartzite cobble. Worn facets, possibly water rolled. Possibly 500,000-180,000 years old.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2005
Last updated: Friday 9th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-60E9F1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
8 lithic implements 1, Truncated blade, length 12mm, width 10mm, thickness 2mm. This is the top section, one arise off centre on the dorsal, plain ventral. Slight wear on the blades. Creamy patina with light grey speckles, patina over the break. Date Late Mesolithic. 2, Notched flake, length 24mm, width 25mm, thickness 6mm. Multiple flaking on the dorsal, soft hammered bulb on the ventral. One edge has been retouched with a concave notch, the retouch is semi-abrupt, direct, with large scars. Off white patina, the notch has removed the patina, exposing mid grey flint. D…
Created on: Monday 31st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-60E295
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
9 lithic implements. 1, Backed knife, length 27mm, width 21mm, thickness 7mm. One arise on the dorsal, hard hammered bulb on the ventral. The left side has abrupt, sub-parallel, direct retouch, the right blade is worn. Light grey patina. Date Neolithic. 2, Truncated blade, length 15mm, width 9mm, thickness 3mm. This is the middle part, one arise on the dorsal which splits into two halfway down, ventral missing. Light grey patina, mid grey exposed in the breaks. Date Late Mesolithic. 3, Primary flake, length 38mm width 13mm, thickness 10mm. Dark grey coloured flint,…
Created on: Monday 31st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-60D9B6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
9 lithic implements 1, Piercer, length 18mm, width 10mm, thickness 2mm. Plain dorsal, hard hammer bulb on the ventral. The top has abrupt, sup-parallel direct retouch on either side creating a point. Grey flint with creamy patina forming, the retouch has removed the patina. Date Bronze Age. 2, Core trimming flake, length 31mm, width 30mm, thickness 13mm. The ventral is plain, striking platforms around the edge of the dorsal. Multiple wide flaking scars around the edges, 5% cortex remains o n the edge. This is a the top section of a core that was removed in order to pro…
Created on: Monday 31st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-60CF22
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
27 lithic implements 1, Blade length 24mm, width 11mm, thickness 4mm. One arise on the dorsal, soft hammered bulb on the ventral. Curved blade on the right chipped through use, off white patina with blue speckles. Date probably Early Neolithic. 2, Rod, length 35mm, width 13mm, thickness 11mm. One arise on the dorsal, slight retouch down either side, pointed base. Creamy patina, the point bases has retouch that has removed the original patina, although a thinner patina has formed over this area, therefore latter reuse. Date Neolithic. 3, Truncated blade length 16mm, width…
Created on: Monday 31st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-60A412
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle Palaeolithic flint scraper (40,000-8,300BC). This is a secondary flake with approximately 10% cortex remaining. The distal end has been retouched at quite a steep angle. Modern damage is obscuring the other edges. Orange brown flint with thick patina. Dimensions: length: 64.61mm; width: 47.23mm; thickness: 15.37mm; weight: 69.38g.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Banbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-8F58E0
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
52 lithic implements 1, Blade, length 33mm, width 12mm, thickness 4mm. Two arises on the dorsal, soft hammer bulb on the ventral. Dark bluish grey colour with creamy patches, patina starting to form. Date Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic. 2, Scale-flaked knife, length 33mm, width 20mm, thickness 5mm. Low semicircular cross-section, soft hammer bulb on the ventral. Long sub-parallel direct retouch on the right side, short retouch on the left with the remains of the cortex at the top. Mid brownish grey colour with lighter mottling, patina started to form. Date Neolithic. 3…
Created on: Friday 21st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hewelsfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-8F4564
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
9 lithic implements 1, truncated blade, length 16mm, width 8mm, thickness 2mm. Proximal end, one arise on the dorsal, bulb on the ventral. Grey colour with lighter patches. Date Late Mesolithic. 2, Truncated Scraper, length 26mm, width 22mm, thickness 8mm. Multifaceted dorsal, the bulb is missing. The edge is retouched with semi-abrupt scaled direct retouch. One side is missing, so the scrapper could have been a semicircular or even a rounded scraper. Light grey patina. Date Neolithic. 3, Double sided scrapper, length 40mm, width 32mm, thickness 12mm. Multifacete…
Created on: Friday 21st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hewelsfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-8F15A3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
15 lithic implements 1, Two blades, length 33mm, width 11mm, thickness 4mm. both have one arise on the dorsal that splits in two half way down. Each has short parallel retouch down one of the blades, one has a grey colour with a specially patina, the other has a very light brown colour. Date Late Mesolithic. 2, Two blades, length 30mm, width 15mm, thickness 3mm. Both have two arises on the dorsal, one has short retouch down one blade, while the other has short retouch down both sides, one has a mottled grey colour, the other is light brown. Date Late Mesolithic-Early Neoli…
Created on: Friday 21st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hewelsfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-8F0632
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
10 lithic implements 1, Piercer, length 23mm, width 23mm, thickness 5mm. There is a bulb of percussion both the top and bottom surfaces. 10% cortex remains on the butt, the forward edge has concave retouch on either side forming a point. The retouch is scaled abrupt, the right side is direct whilst the left is inverse, dark bluish colour with patina starting to form. Date Neolithic. 2, Truncated scraper, length 20mm, width 16mm, thickness 7mm. The forward and left sides are retouched with abrupt, scaled direct flaking scars, the left side is broken, probably due to frost d…
Created on: Friday 21st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hewelsfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-8EEFE1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
24 lithic implements 1, Crested blade, length 22mm, width 19mm, thickness 2.5mm. Two of the sides are almost straight whilst the third is curved, the curved side has abrupt, direct, sup-parallel retouch, cortex covering the dorsal, no bulb on the ventral. White patina with darker patches, retouch on the butt that has removed the patina exposing dark brown flint. date Neolithic-Late Bronze Age. 2, Flake. length 19mm, width 17mm, thickness 2mm. one arise on the dorsal, no bulb on the ventral, creamy patina, the flint is weathered. Date probably Neolithic. 3, Truncated…
Created on: Friday 21st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hewelsfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-8EC455
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
16 lthic implements 1, Blade fragment, medial section, length 13mm, width 7mm, thickness 1mm. One arise one the dorsal slight wear on the right blade. Mid grey colour, date Mesolithic. 2, Possible micro-burin, length 11mm, width 8mm, thickness 1mm. one arise on the dorsal, mid grey colour, date probably Mesolithic. 3, Truncated piece, length 13mm, width 8mm, thickness 4mm. Scalene triangle shape, grey patina on the ventral and dorsal surfaces only, two of the sides are snapped, exposing light brown flint, abrupt scaled retouch on the third, again removing the pati…
Created on: Friday 21st October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-37AF95
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three lithic implements. 1, Blade, length 19mm, width 10mm thickness 2.5mm. Truncated so only the distal end remains, one arise on the dorsal, creamy patina started to form, no patina on the break. Date Mesolithic. 2, Secondary flake, length 30mm, width 16mm thickness 6mm. 45% cortex down one side, retouch, short, direct, down the other, no bulb on the ventral. The retouch is Bronze Age-Late Iron Age. 3, Burnt Flint. 15% cortex remaining cracking over the whole of the flint, creamy cortex forming. Date Prehistoric.
Created on: Monday 17th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-36F776
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lithic implements 1, Piercer, Length 25mm, width 15mm, thickness 3mm. Triangular shape, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, flat dorsal, retouch down the left side, mottled off white and blue patina. Date Neolithic. 2, Broken blade, length 10 mm, width 11mm, thickness 2mm. Proximal end, new break, one arise on the dorsal, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, off white patina. Date, Late Mesolithic. 3, Blade, length 20mm, width 10mm, thickness 2mm. Two arises on the dorsal, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, dark grey colour. Date, Late Mesolithic. 4, Blade, length 20…
Created on: Monday 17th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haresfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-BA3A04
Object type: ANIMAL REMAINS
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fragment of antler, probably Palaeolithic (500,00-8,300BC). The fragment contains three branches and part of the main shaft. Angela Houghton (Natural History Curator, Museum of Reading) has identified this as an antler from a very large Red Deer. She adds judging from the size it must be ancient probably Palaeolithic. There are no tool marks or signs of use present. Dimensions: length: 270.27mm; width: 126.12mm; thickness: 43.97mm; weight: 481g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sulhamstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-BA1360
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Prehistoric flint ‘pounder’ (500,000 – 800BC). This is a flint nodule where two flakes were removed to create the platform. From this platform several small flakes have been removed at a steep angle. The flint is not good quality. Around the edges there is damage caused by using the tool to strike something repeatedly. This is human use rather than accidental damage. Approximately 80% of the cortex remaining. Dark grey flint with some opaque patination. Dimensions: length: 118.01mm; width: 73.83mm; thickness: 62.73mm; weight: 533g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sulhamstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-B89995
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Prehistoric worked flint flake (500,000 - 1,500BC). Dark grey/ brown flint with no patina. This is a primary flake with approximately 45% cortex remaining. There is a small area of retouch (length: 15.77mm), on the ventral surface on one side. Also there is some modern damage that has removed the butt and some of the cortex. The appearance of the flake is very 'fresh' with excellent preservation of the retouch. Dimensions: length: 37.26mm; width: 51.35mm; thickness: 6.41mm; weight: 12.49g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sulhamstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-A26CC6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six lithic implements 1, Tertiary flake, length 33mm, width 17mm, thickness 12mm. Multiple flaking scars, off white patina. Date prehistoric. 2, Retouched Tertiary flake, length 26m, width 10mm, thickness 6mm. Multiple flaking scars, the ventral has an off white patina, the dorsal has been retouched so as to expose dark grey flint. Date prehistoric. 3, Secondary flake, length 20mm, width 21mm, thickness 8mm. 50% cortex on the dorsal, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, off white patina, creamy cortex. Date prehistoric 4, Secondary flake, length 19mm, width 11mm,…
Created on: Monday 10th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-A254A4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
10 lithic implements. 1, Miscellaneous retouched piece. Plain ventral with no bulb, multifaceted dorsal. Inverse retouch along two of the four edge. Date probably Bronze Age. 2, Piercer. Bulb is missing from the ventral, multifaceted dorsal. Abrupt, scaled retouch on the left, point on the top edge. This retouch has removed the creamy brown patina, exposing light brown flint. Date Bronze Age. 3, Miscellaneous retouched piece. The bulb is missing from the ventral, multifaceted dorsal. Inverse retouched notch on the left side. The ventral has a creamy blue p…
Created on: Monday 10th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.