Record ID: LEIC-C38FC1
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small stone that has been carved, possibly into a phallic form? The stone, which appears to be a hard pale brown sandstone, has flattened lower and rear faces and an arched upper face. The stone tapers from the rear to a rounded front end. The centre of the stone has been carved with three encircling shallow grooves. The object is 25mm long, 24mm wide, 15mm thick and weighs12.67g.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2012
Last updated: Friday 26th June 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-0E2D27
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible unfinished hanging weight of uncertain date. The object is sub-oval in plan and oval in cross-section. One side of the object has a deep circular depression measuring 9.06mm in diameter. The object is toffee brown in colour.
Created on: Friday 2nd March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-C4EBB3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oval shaped stone with a flattened base, that has a roughly circular perforation through the centre. The perforation is set at 90 degrees from the flattened base and has a diameter of 4.68mm. The stone weighs 3.68g, has an oval diameter of 17.63mm x 14.46mm and height of 13.94mm. Discussion: Stones can have naturally occurring cylindrical perforations if the stone has formed around another item such as Belamite fossils. The stone can then be eroded and weathered into pebbles that fortuitously resemble beads and therefore makes identification difficult. Dr Kevin Leahy identifi…
Created on: Friday 23rd March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Etton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CPAT-1D6951
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A grey, stone spindle-whorl decorated with incised lines radiating from the central hole (for the wooden spindle). It's condition is worn and one or 2 pieces have flaked away from the surface. Its overall diameter is 46mm, and the central hole is 10mm. Difficult to date, spindle-whorls having been used from prehistory up into the post-medieval period.
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-7F2742
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three undated stone whetstones, all are incomplete - missing their ends, have a rectangular section and rectangular form and show signs of heavy use. 1 56mm long, 11mm thick and 20mm wide, weight 32.07grams. 2 90mm long, 17mm thick and 33mm wide weight 117grams 3 90mm long, 20mm thick and 27mm wide, weight 99.3grams.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-127600
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spherical stone, some of the outer surface damaged, with a circular perforation through the centre. The diameter of the perforation is 5.11mm. The bead weighs 3.60g has a height (edge of perforation to edge of perforation) of 15.16mm and width of 16.04mm. Discussion: Stones can have naturally occurring cylindrical perforations if the stone has formed around another item such as Belamite fossils. The stone can then be eroded and weathered into pebbles that fortuitously resemble beads and therefore makes identification difficult. Dr Kevin Leahy identifies this find type as the r…
Created on: Friday 20th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Glinton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A830D0
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a stone pebble, a micaceous metamorphic rock. It seems to be a natural pebble, oval in section, thickening and widening towards the broken end. The complete end is rounded. It is slightly curved in profile with a concave top and convex base. There appears to be some use polish on the concave top. It is 84.0mm long, 56.7mm wide at the break and 40.4mm thick; it weighs 225 grams. It is not a local rock but pebbles of many types of rock are found locally in rivers and estuaries brought in by water and glacial action. Whetstones are known to have been used from the Bronze Age o…
Created on: Friday 27th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cossington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-DA0025
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of grey lava quern stone, preserving approximately 25% of the original diameter. Part of one edge is perserved with flattened, curved outer surface and flat top and bottom surfaces. The base(?) of the quern is flat and with no decoration or evidence of a grinding surface. The top(?) has a flattened rim, the remainder being worn and slightly concave towards the now missing centre of the object, probably as a result of use-wear. The stone itself is grey, relatively hard and compact with some large quartz inclusions. It measures 27.6mm in length, 128.01mm in width, 55.48mm in …
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kedington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-EB38D4
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A carved stone bowl, possibly a mortar used for grinding food, of uncertain date. The stone is irregularly shaped; sub D shaped in plan, and the bowl is circular. Mortars or "creeing troughs" would have been used with a pestle for removing the husks from grain before cooking. Post Medieval examples often have distinctive shapes such as WILT-84FE96. Some examples can be seen in situ in the kitchens of historic houses. In the Yorkshire Pennines, such mortars were frequently highly decorated and individualised. An example is SWYOR-052CE2. Plain examples like the one recorded here ar…
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-EC7F82
Object type: GEOLOGICAL SAMPLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of stone which was recovered because it was not the usually occurring geology in this area. It may be a naturally occurring nodule of iron rich stone (though it does not react to a magnet). It has a dense structure and is dark brown with a red tint. Parts of the surface are black and shiny with a crystalline structure, but it is not sooted. Other areas are pimply, and other areas have traces of sandstone on the surface. It has not been possible to identify the nature of this material, but it is probably an iron rich naturally occurring stone. It does not appear to be waste mat…
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-56F2A4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn and incomplete sub-spherical object made of stone, probably a sandstone bead, of uncertain date. The object is asymmetrically-shaped and sub-spherical in plan, with a sub-oval cross-section. It has a cylindrical hole drilled through the centre and a series of haphazardly placed incised dashes throughout the external surface, which could be purposeful but may be a result of natural faults or post-depositional damage. The underside is either damaged or purposefully flattened to a degree. It measures 17.9 mm diameter, 14.4 mm in height and weighs 4.56 grams. If the obje…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-6C0B32
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, possibly a fragement of a whetstone or honeing stone used for sharpening. What remains of the object is wedge shaped, tapering from 15.82 mm wide at its widest end to 9.33 mm wide at the break. The object has been pierced, possibly for suspension, near the widest end, with a hole measuring approximately 3.6 mm in diameter. The object measures 44.11 mm long, 5.48 mm thick and weighs 5.8 grams. Its date is uncertain.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-02CF15
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark grey micaceous Mudstone possible hone fragment. Fragment from a possible hone; a needle or point sharpening groove of width 3mm runs along the one unbroken edge. The use of such stone, perhaps derived from glacial Drift, may argue an early date and local manufacture. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410. Length:49.6mm, Width: 20.2mm, Thickness: 13.3mm, Weight: 15.10gms.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-3DC661
Object type: ROOF TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a limestone roof tile. The pointed apex of a probably lozengiform roof tile. There is a sub circular chipped hole at the apex. This has been pecked from one face of the tile only. Roof tiles such as these are common on Roman sites, but continue in use into the 19th century. Date: Roman to Post medieval - 100 to 1800 Dimensions: 64 mm x 111 mm x 17 mm Weight: 184 g
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stour Provost', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-5F6FE3
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six (6) sub cuboid white stone probable tesserae. Each tessera consists of a sub cuboid shape, made out of a light grey fine grained limestone type stone. One surface of each tessera appears to be slightly polished which is the result of being walked over. The other surfaces are rough and irregular in shape. The measurements of the tesserae are as follows: 1. 26.53mm in length, 14.60mm wide & 14.95mm thick. It weighs 12.06 grams. 2. 20.96mm in length, 18.25mm wide & 14.89mm thick. It weighs 10.47 grams. 3. 20.39mm in length, 20.66mm wide & 19.56mm thick. It weighs 17.54 grams…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 13th March 2012
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Record ID: HESH-5FC6A4
Object type: TOMB
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete rectangular fragment of worked white marble, probably from the outside of a mausoleum or tomb structure, of Roman dating (1st to 4th Centuries AD). The fragment consists of a rectangular piece of marble, with three smooth sides and three irregular sides (old breaks where it has broken off from a larger piece of marble). It measures 55.25mm in length, 41.44mm wide and 18.03mm thick. It weighs 99.14 grams. Roger White (University of Birmingham) has identified this as a fragment of marble from the outside of a mausoleum or similar tomb structure. It was found from alo…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Record ID: LVPL-8B8C31
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone spindle whorl which is circular in plan. The object has a central circular perforation which has been drilled from each side. The object is 34.34mm in diameter and 13.11mm thick. The central perforation has a diameter of 10.68mm. The object weighs 21.6g. It is dark grey in colour. Spindle whorls were used from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period. Egan (Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c.1450 Museum of London, London, The Stationary Office) in his discussion (p. 255 ff) about spindle whorls, comments that the cheaper, possibly home-made cer…
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 8th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crewe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-9714A3
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newcastle upon Tyne
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked stone of the Roman period, dating from the 2nd-3rd centuries. The stone depicts a probably female head in the Romano-British style, with a head on a neck in relief on a rectangular base. There is no background panel behind the head, with the upper figural portion being sub-triangular in shape with a flat(ish) front face and a gently sloping reverse. The face is relatively flat with eyes and nose in low relief on a U-shaped head in very stark relief. Damage below the nose has removed the mouth to the jaw. The stone has weathered, but there is some evidence for defined ears t…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2012
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Record ID: NARC-ADEA83
Object type: STAMP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This is a roman object made from a white, fine grained soft stone which is probably steatite, more commonly known as soap stone. The object is rectangular in plan and square in section, with an hour-glass shape suggested by a narrowing of the central section. The front of the object is decorated with etched lines. There are four vertical lines, placed in two sets of two, on the upper ridge. The lower ridge has two horizontal lines with a cross within two vertical lines at the centre. This is typical of a Roman decorative style, particularly seen on cosmetic implements.The object stand…
Created on: Monday 9th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Record ID: LVPL-422E72
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat stone spindle whorl probably dating to the Roman period, (43-410AD). The object is circular in plan with a central circular perforation. The internal diameter of the perforation measures 7.57mm in diameter. The object is brownish grey in colour. Flat disc-like stone spindle whorls have been found in Roman contexts at Castleford, Wilderspool and South Shields. Similar examples have however also been found in Medieval contexts at Beeston Castle, Cheshire, (Griffiths et al: 2007, p52).
Created on: Monday 16th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsford', grid reference and parish protected.