Record ID: CORN-935380
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd with an oblique line of single twisted cord-impressed decoration running across the left side of the exterior of the sherd. The sherd is made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is orangey-brown on the exterior and on the interior of the sherd, and throughout the core. This gabbroic fabric and type of decoration are seen on comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming). Anna Brindley in Cleal and …
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-7EA1D3
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Igneous rock cobble, probably greenstone but awaiting geological comment by Roger Taylor. The cobble is circular in plan and ovate in profile and section, with flakes having been removed over one side of the upper surface and a flattened base, suggesting hammerstone and 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 fresh and unweathered, appropriate for selection from a beach during the Neolithic. The beach selection would ensure hard enduring pieces. It is quite poss…
Created on: Sunday 12th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 12th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-808B47
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Veined igneous rock cobble, probably greenstone but awaiting geological comment by Roger Taylor. The cobble is triangular in plan and plano-convex in profile and section, with a vein running obliquely through the stone, which looks like a fracture. There is some pecking on the upper surface and grinding on the flattened sides and base, suggesting hammerstone and 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 fresh and unweathered, appropriate for selection from a beach…
Created on: Sunday 12th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-45DF43
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The ventral face has some semi-abrupt retouch on the proximal left margin, while on the dorsal face the same margin has more abrupt angle retouch. The left dorsal margin has abrupt retouch and is clearly the main scraper edge. The distal tip ha sabrupt retouch. The proximal tip remains flat and unretouched. The piece is made from orange chert. It is possibly derived from a local beach pebble but this is difficult to confirm with only tertiary cortex. Butler (2005) illustrates a similar piece on Page 166 Fig 70 No 3 which he dates to the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age era a…
Created on: Monday 16th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-15EDA6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description by Nicholas Thomas: This is a notched blade. The dorsal face has two long fake removals from proximal to distal ends. There is a shallow notch on the the right margin, worked from the dorsal face. The ventral left margin ha sa shallow notch in a nearly central position. Ther eis a trace of edge wear on the right edge. The flint is mottled creamy grey in colour. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble but this is unclear with only tertiary cortex. Mercer illustrates a similar piece on P127 Fig 55 No L90 which he dates to the Neolithic.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-569172
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A side variant scraper, light grey and cream in colour, which has been uni-facially retouched and expediently manufactured. The left margin exhibits discontinuous retouch with a semi-abrupt angle and is of edge extent. The retouch morphology of this margin is of sub-parallel type. Extensive cortex cover allows for comfortable handling although there is a small amount of spalling at the distal area. Extensive spalling is in evidence on the ventral face with the entire face exhibiting hairline fractures. Bond (2004) illustrates a similar example on p132, fig5.118, F19 which dates …
Created on: Sunday 29th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-02E762
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint blade which has been snapped at distal end - would have been longer originally. The other three sides/edges show signs of serration. It could be described as a serrated piece. There are incipient notches at lower right hand edge and at the centre of the right hand edge. There are signs of gloss on the ventral side with striations at the point on the edge where there are the notches. It is possible these could be natural, i.e. fractures in the flint but as they are too regular it is more likely to be from use wear. The flint is a medium grey colour with some inclusions and was …
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-031C91
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chunky looking blade with a finely serrated edge. It could be described as a piercer or serrated piece. The point has been blunted, probably from use. The serration is along the right and left hand edges and there are signs of gloss from use wear on the dorsal face. The right hand edge has patination along it. The flint is dark grey in colour with large speckles of lighter grey and was likely derived from a local beach pebble. Butler [2005] illustrates a similar example on page 169, fig. 71, No. 6 which is dated to the later Neolithic.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-034912
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flake with notch on left hand edge, which has been worked from the ventral side along the notch. It is a small flake and rather misshapen. Possibly a small graver. There is a point on the same side as the notch but it is not robust enough to act as a piercer or awl. There is evidence of trimming along the right hand edge. The best description would be a notched flake. The flint is a medium grey colour with some speckles of lighter grey and was likely derived from a local beach pebble. Butler [2005] illustrates a similar example on page 131, fig.55, No. 4 which is dated to the ea…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-03B691
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chunky flake which has serrated edge and the edge opposite has been blunted to form backing when using the piece. It could be described as a notched or serrated piece. The flint is orange grey in colour and was likely derived from a local beach pebble. Bond [2004] illustrates a similar example on page 137, fig 5.124, No.F25 which is dated to the Neolithic.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-041787
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A blade which has been truncated at distal end so could have been longer originally. It has also been snapped at the edge at the proximal end. It is possible that this could have been a notch before a piece was snapped off. This edge has been worked from the ventral side. The right hand edge, dorsal view, has been trimmed so the piece is an edge trimmed flake/blade. The proximal end shows signs of natural abrasion. There is patination on part of the dorsal and ventral sides. The flint is a pale grey colour and was likely derived from a local beach pebble. Mercer [1981] illustrates…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0451E3
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars and dark augite, and is orangey-brown throughout. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: CORN-04D8E5
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd with a finger nail impression on one side of the sherd, below the exterior surface, so it may be accidental. The sherd is made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars and dark augite, and is orangey-brown throughout. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0502F7
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars and dark augite, and is orangey-brown throughout. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: CORN-051495
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars and dark augite, and is mid-brown throughout. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: CORN-059310
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is orange on the exterior and orangey-brown on the interior of the sherd, with a dark brown core. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-05A1F6
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint nodular end and side scraper, rectangular in plan, triangular in profile and trapezoidal in section. Retouch along proximal end on ventral face. A layer of sandy brown cortex is present on the left and distal end with retouch along the right edge. The flint is dark grey colour with lighter inclusions. Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 135, Fig. 59, No. L145, which is dated to the Neolithic.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-05B5E5
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd or possibly rim sherd, but the rim edge is damaged and incomplete, so it may be just an abraded edge. The sherd is made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is orange on the exterior and orangey-brown on the interior of the sherd, with a mid-brown core. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-05C556
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint pebble side scraper on flake, pentagonal in plan, parallelogram in profile and trapezoidal in section. Bulb removed from ventral face. A layer of cream white cortex is present at the distal end on the dorsal face, with scraper retouch along the right edge. The flint is light to dark grey colour with lighter flecks. Bond (2004) illustrates a similar example on page 141, Fig. 5.127, No. 4, which is dated to the later Neolithic.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-05E992
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery base sherd with smooth exterior and uneven interior, both with dimples in the surface where large inclusions have eroded out of the matrix. There is also a semi-circular cut into the right edge of the interior of the sherd, which may have been part of a hole, but it does not extend through to the base of the sherd and is too worn to be sure. The sherd is made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has large inclusions of pale felspars, and smaller inclusions of dark augite and mica, and is mid-brown throughout in colour. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-05F796
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint nodular edged-flake, oval in plan, sub-ellipse in profile and pentagonal in section. Bulb removed from the ventral face, with a layer of brown cortex on the left side with retouch along the left edge. The flint is dark grey brown colour with light grey inclusions and flecks. Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 131, Fig. 57, No. L110, which is dated to the Neolithic.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-061081
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd in to pieces made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has fine inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is orangey-brown throughout in colour. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-061995
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint notched-flake, sub-pentagonal in plan, miniscus in profile and plan0-convex in section. Retouch on the right edge on ventral face. Notched on the left edge on the dorsal face. The flint is honey yellow colour with lighter inclusions and flecks. Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 127, Fig. 55, No. L94, which is dated to the Neolithic.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-062243
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has fine inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is mid-brown on the exterior and dark brown on the interior of the sherd, with a dark brown core. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-063F27
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description by Nicholas Thomas: This is a flake with retouched notch and use wear. The notch is at the distal end of the dorsal right margin, worked from the ventral face. The dorsal left margin shows use wear. The distal end is battered. The ventral face shows another notch and retouch along the left margin, worked from the dorsal face. The flint is mottled brown in colour. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble but this is unclear with only tertiary cortex. Butler (2005) illustrates a similar piece on Page 131 Fig 55 No 5, which he calls a notched flake and date…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-065C47
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint broken blade, triangular in plan and section, and lozenge in profile. Bulb on ventral face. Medial ridge longitudinally on the dorsal face. Snapped at distal end. The flint is bone white colour. Bond (2004) illustrates a similar example on page 137, Fig. 5.124, No. F24, which is dated to the earlier Neolithic.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-066DF2
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description by Nicholas Thomas: This is an edge trimmed flake. The right dorsal margin is trimmed at the distal end and slightly serrated. The right edge too is trimmed. The flint is mottled brown in colour. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble but this is unclear with only tertiary cortex. MERCER (1981) illustrates a similar piece on Page 131 Fig 57 No L111 and L113, which he calls an edge-trimmed flake and dates to the Neolithic period.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-069122
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description by Nicholas Thomas: This is an edge trimmed flake. The right dorsal margin is retouched at the proximal shoulder from the ventral face. The lower part of this margin has been retouched from the dorsal face. There is a trace of cortex at the proximal end. The left ventral face is retouched at the proximal end from this face. The distal left margin is retouched from the dorsal face. The flint is mottled grey-brown in colour. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble but this is unclear with only tertiary cortex. MERCER (1981) illustrates a similar piece …
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-06A032
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint nodular end and side scraper on flake, curvilinear triangle in plan, plano-convex in profile and ellipse in section. Bulb on ventral face, with retouch along the right edge and minor retouch along the left edge. A layer of sandy brown cortex is present on the dorsal face, with retouch along the distal end and right edge. The flint is dark brown grey colour with lighter inclusions and flecks. Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example on page 166, Fig. 70, No. 6, which is dated to the Beaker period.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-06BF22
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description by Nicholas Thomas: This is a notched flake with retouch. The lower left dorsal margin has a large notch, retouched from both faces. There is a small notch at the proximal right margin, which is retouched along its whole length. The distal end is broken. The flint is mottled black in colour. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble but this is unclear with only tertiary cortex. MERCER (1981) illustrates a similar piece on Page 127 Fig 55 No L94, which he calls an edge-trimmed flake and dates to the Neolithic period.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-06E004
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description by Nicholas Thomas: This is a core rejunenating flake with retouch. There is retouch at the distal end of the left dorsal margin, worked from the dorsal face. There is a prominent striking platform. There is retouch along the lower right ventral margin. The distal end is broken. The flint is pale grey in colour. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble but this is unclear with only tertiary cortex. MERCER (1981) illustrates a similar piece on Page 131 Fig 57 No L110 and L111, which he calls an edge-trimmed flake and dates to the Neolithic period.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-076BF6
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is orange on the exterior and mid-brown on the interior of the sherd. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0779E8
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is orange on the exterior and mid-brown on the interior of the sherd, with a dark brown core. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: CORN-07A1A3
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery base and wall sherd, suggested by the angle of the profile of the sherd, and the smoothness of the surface of the base. The sherd is made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is mid to dark brown on the exterior of the wall and the base, and orangey-brown on the interior of the sherd, with a dark brown core. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: CORN-07C112
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is orangey-brown on the exterior and mid-brown on the interior of the sherd, with a black residue. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen in comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Record ID: CORN-07FA13
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd with rusticated modelling of an applied diamond-shaped raised area in the centre of the exterior of the sherd. The sherd is made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is mid-brown on the exterior and on the interior of the sherd, with a mid-brown core. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric is seen on comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming).
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2012
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Record ID: CORN-081228
Object type: POT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd with rusticated modelling of an applied curved cordon on the lower left edge of the exterior of the sherd. The sherd is made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the gabbro outcrop on the Lizard in Cornwall. The fabric has inclusions of pale felspars, dark augite and mica, and is orangey-brown on the exterior and mid-brown on the interior of the sherd, with a mid-brown core. This 'mucky' gabbroic fabric and this type of decoration is seen on comparable local Grooved Ware vessels, dating from c.2900-2400 BC (Henrietta Quinnell, forthcoming). T.G. Manby in Cleal & Ma…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-125CE6
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description by Nicholas Thomas: This is flake with two notches and retouch. On the dorsal face the proximal end is retouched to give shallow, hollow edge, worked mainly from the ventral face. The dorsal right upper margin has been retouched mainly from the ventral face. There are two notches on the left margin, the one at the distal third ha sbeen worked from the dorsal face. The ventral face shows retouch along the proximal left margin. The flint is orangein colour. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble but this is unclear with only tertiary cortex. MERCER (1981)…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-127B43
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description by Nicholas Thomas: This is flake with use wear. The dorsal left margin and distal half of the right margin show use wear. The distal end is broken. The flint is mottled grey in colour. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble but this is unclear with only tertiary cortex. MERCER (1981) illustrates a similar piece on Page 129 Fig 56 No L96 and L104, which he calls an edge-trimmed flake and dates to the Neolithic period.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-12AAF1
Object type: AWL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description by Nicholas Thomas: This is a piercer. All the margins on the have been retouched, the dorsal left one from the ventral face, the right one from the dorsal face. The distal tip (point) is broken. The distal retouch has benn worked from the ventral face. The flint is brown in colour. It is probably derived from a local beach pebble but this is unclear with only tertiary cortex. MERCER (1981) illustrates a similar piece on Page 135 Fig 59 No L151 and Page 137 Fig 60 No L165, which he calls piercers and dates to the Neolithic period. Similar pieces can be found in B…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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