Record ID: CORN-2D9AE8
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of greenstone cobble, triangular in plan, C-shaped in profile and semi-circular in section. The upper surface is rising at an 80-70 degree angle to the top of the stone, which would have been quite rounded, and the base has been ground flat, with two separate smooth-worn facets on the upper and lower faces, probably from use as a rubbing stone. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bronze Age settlement. Unfort…
Created on: Monday 20th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2B64C6
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A microlith formed on a bladelet of grey brown flint. The left margin has been abruptly retouched and blunted along its length forming a point at the distal end. The right margin is unretouched and sharp with a small natural nick in the edge. It may have been hafted with the blunt edge set with resin into a groove in a wood or bone tool. Butler(2005) illustrates a small lanceolate piece on page 101, fig 39, 14.
Created on: Monday 20th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Record ID: CORN-2997D7
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Large granite cobble, used as a complete well-worn muller, oval in plan and plano-convex in profile and in section. The upper surface is convex with some wear and pitting and the base has been ground flat during its use as a muller, and then damaged more recently by the plough, judging by the gashes to the base and side of the stone. The sides also have several facets or shallow concavities due to damage. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would …
Created on: Monday 20th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2013
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Record ID: CORN-239B83
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the edge of a greenstone muller, triangular in plan, C-shaped in profile and sub-rectangular in section. The upper surface is worn but rising at a slight angle to suggest a convex top of the muller, the side edge is quite rounded, and the base has been ground flat through use. The profile of the fragment and the smooth base suggests it may have been part of a muller. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bron…
Created on: Monday 20th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-149F36
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken large granite cobble, used as a muller, square in plan, oblong in profile and lentoid in section. The upper surface is worn smooth and slightly convex and the base surface has been ground flat, with one rounded edge and one broken edge, which is worn, suggesting that it happened in the past. The ground base suggests it was used as a muller. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bronze Age settlement. Unfortunately…
Created on: Sunday 19th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 19th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-124C76
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small chunk of a large greenstone cobble, probably part of a muller, triangular in plan, L-shaped in profile and sub-rectangular in section. The upper surface is rising at almost a 90 degree angle to the top of the muller, which would have been quite rounded, and the base has been ground flat with several fractures due to damage. The profile of the fragment and the smooth base suggests it may have been part of a muller. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All …
Created on: Sunday 19th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 19th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-11D9C8
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large granite cobble, being prepared for use as a muller, oval in plan and oblong in profile and in section. The upper surface has been worn flat with a damaged rectangular hollow in it and the base has been ground so that the upper edges of the rock inclusions have been ground off, in its preparation for use as a muller. The edges and sides also have several facets or shallow concavities due to damage. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be…
Created on: Sunday 19th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0EE8C3
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat tabular block of fine quartzite, sub-rectangular in plan, profile and in section. Both surfaces are waterworn with patches of iron staining and some shallow concavities due to damage. There are also areas of grinding, particularly on the base and the sides, where there are shallow grinding grooves, which suggest that it was probably used as a whetstone. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bronze Age settlement. Un…
Created on: Sunday 19th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0E3171
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat quartzite cobble rubbing stone, oval in plan, and oblong in profile and in section. Both surfaces are waterworn with patches of iron staining and red spots integral to the stone. There are linear scratches on the base of the stone which suggest that it may have been used for rubbing. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bronze Age settlement. Unfortunately we know insufficient about the range of stone artefacts use…
Created on: Sunday 19th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FFEA42
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A quite thick, decorated wall sherd from a large urn of approximately 0.3 metres diameter. The exterior is damaged from being exposed to rain and frost in the plough soil. It would have had a smooth finish with only a few fine grits showing in order for the herringbone pattern of plaited cords to be impressed. The sherd is crumbling with a developed network of fine surface cracks and the decoration only discernable in oblique light.The orangey red surface oxidised colour extends part way through the fabric which then remains dark grey brown to just below the orangey interior surface. …
Created on: Saturday 18th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F87565
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A thick, plain wall sherd from a large urn of approximately 0.3-0.4 metres diameter. The exterior is complete and has a smooth finish with only a few fine grits showing but a developed network of fine surface cracks.The orangey red oxidised colour extends about half-way through the fabric which then remains dark grey brown to the interior surface. This has a leathery appearance and has been beaten to a dense finish with the larger grits below the surface causing local bumps on the otherwise flat interior . The clay contains fine up to 2mm corroded white felspar with a sorted addition …
Created on: Saturday 18th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Record ID: CORN-C47AB0
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat quartzite cobble rubbing stone or hammerstone, oval in plan, and oblong in profile and in section. Both surfaces have been used for rubbing and there are patches of anvil pecking in the centre of each face and on several edges, where it may have been used as a hammerstone. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bronze Age settlement. Unfortunately we know insufficient about the range of stone artefacts used in Neolit…
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-C424B2
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small bladed cobble, probably metamorphosed slate, oblong in plan and lozenge-shaped in profile, and plano-convex in section. One face has been ground to a flat surface, probably for rubbing or whetstone use, with some flakes having been removed along the edge of the stone. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bronze Age settlement. Unfortunately we know insufficient about the range of stone artefacts used in Neolithic …
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-C3A944
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken section of a narrow bladed cobble, probably metamorphosed slate, rectangular in plan and profile, and oblong in section. One face has been ground to a smooth flat surface, as a whetstone facet, and there are scratch marks along the edge of the stone. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bronze Age settlement. Unfortunately we know insufficient about the range of stone artefacts used in Neolithic Cornwall to make …
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-C35011
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a granite cobble muller, semi-circular in plan and section, and oblong in profile. The lower face or base has been ground to a smooth flat surface, suggesting possible use as a muller, and the broken ends and inner surface have since been worn to rounded edges. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bronze Age settlement. Unfortunately we know insufficient about the range of stone artefacts used in Neolithic C…
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-C28911
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small granite cobble rubbing stone, sub-circular in plan, and oblong in profile and section. The lower face or base has been ground to a smooth flat surface, suggesting possible use as a rubbing stone, and the edges have been weathered to rounded protuberances. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would be at home on a Middle Bronze Age settlement. Unfortunately we know insufficient about the range of stone artefacts used in Neolithic Cornwall to m…
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-AE8D96
Object type: PESTLE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large volcanic greenstone pebble, circular in plan and in profile and ovate in section. The upper face and base have weathered to a smooth surface and one side appears ground to smooth, flatter edge, suggesting some pestle use around part of the perimeter. Such pieces do turn up on domestic sites but not in any quantity compared to mullers and rubbers. On these objects the waterworn cobble surfaces are all fresh and unweathered, appropriate for selection from a beach during the Neolithic. The beach selection would ensure hard enduring pieces. It is quite possible that the wear on thes…
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 18th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-AE6DE3
Object type: PESTLE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rough greenstone cobble, ovate in plan, and trapezoidal in profile and semi-circular in section. The base has been ground to a smooth flat surface and there is a fracture running through the middle of the cobble, and one edge has a spur projecting beyone the base, suggesting a section has broken off, perhaps during use. Several flakes have been removed from one side, and the opposite side has been ground smooth due to fine pestle use. Such pieces do turn up on domestic sites but not in any quantity compared to mullers and rubbers. On these objects the waterworn cobble surfaces are all…
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 18th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-AE3196
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Greenstone hammerstone, ovate in plan, and trapezoidal in profile and section. The upper face has been weathered to a smooth flat surface and the base has been ground flat and one end tapers slightly to a rounded rough edge, suggesting some possible rough hammerstone use around part of the perimeter. Such pieces do turn up on domestic sites but not in any quantity compared to mullers and rubbers. On these objects the waterworn cobble surfaces are appropriate for selection from a beach during the Neolithic as the beach selection would ensure hard enduring pieces. It is quite possible t…
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-9A5B61
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chunk of tabular greenstone, semi-circular in plan, and pentagonal in profile and rectangular in section. The upper face has been weathered to a smooth flat surface and the base has been ground flat and one end tapers to a rounded rough edge, suggesting some possible coarse hammerstone use. Such pieces do turn up on domestic sites but not in any quantity compared to mullers and rubbers. On these objects the waterworn cobble surfaces are all fresh and unweathered, appropriate for selection from a beach during the Neolithic. The beach selection would ensure hard enduring pieces. It is q…
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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