Record ID: ESS-B4BE40
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete worked flint hand tool of Palaeolithic date (c.500,000-10,000BC) Description: The object is broadly rectangular in plan and trapezoid in cross section with a slight curve. It has been produced from a tertiary flake of dark grey flint; there are tan brown patches and areas of white flecks on the dorsal face and white patination covering the ventral face. The dorsal face has areas of short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch on both mesal and a striking platform at the proximal end; the ventral side has a slightly concave curve and…
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-AA40F8
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint lower Paleolithic handaxe likely to date to around 600,000 BC. Sub-cordate shape (Wymer (1999) Type E/D) with retouch mainly confined to the edges of both faces. There is a large patch of pebble cortex remaining in the centre of one face. The edges and surfaces are heavily abraded.  Found along the north Suffolk coast on the edge of the Pakefield to Kessingland outcrop of forest bed material (see Robins et al. 2008).  Length: 121.53mm, width: 91.76mm, thickness: 29.11mm, weight: 340g
Created on: Friday 21st July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-707BC8
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large worked flint flake, 90.3mm in length, struck from an orange brown flint and of potential Lower/Early Middle Paleolithic (c 500,000-180,000 BC) date. There is a prominent bulb of percussion and striking platform at the proximal end. The dorsal surface has removal scars; the ventral surface is unworked. The flake is heavily rolled and water worn. Any retouch is now unclear due to battering damage around the edges.
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-EFE4E3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bifacially worked flint implement made on an irregular nodule of opaque mottled orangey brown flint. Areas of worn chalky cortex remain on both faces and part of one margin. The remainder of the surface comprises irregular, sometimes deep flake scars, many of which have hinge terminations. Neither the butt nor the tip are well formed and one margin appears truncated by very steep opportunistic flaking. The object may be an abandoned hand-axe blank or roughout which has failed because of large flaws within the stone. The steep truncated margin may indicate subsequent salvagi…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Saturday 25th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-11F0A9
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck and worked flake of probable Palaeolithic date. It is a worked naturally-occurring flake, with a thick profile, no evidence of a bulb of percussion, but clear retouch down one edge. Water worn with small areas of post-depositional shattering and damage, but the retouch is clearly discernible.  Width (max): 22 Thickness (at proximal end): 10.5mm Thickness (at distal): 5.2mm 
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-118515
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small lower Palaeolithic chopper tool or handaxe. Bifacially worked. Orange surfaces (iron-stained) with small patches of underlying grey material visible, and a patch of cortex at the apex.
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-4DBE99
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint object, possibly a scraper tool dating to the lower Palaeolithic period (c.500,000-60,000 BC). The object is broadly oval in shape with a slight curve towards the end. The dorsal face shows evidence of working particularly around the prominent curved edge. Concoidal ripple marks radiate from the worked edge. However, the overall form is natural and shows no signs of preparation prior to working. The surface is largely covered by a smooth bright orange cortex. The ventral face remains covered in a thick, rough cortex. A prominent bulb of percussion is present at t…
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2022
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMS-4CA1F5
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Elongated and retouched tertiary flake in rolled condition with surface loss to the high points of the flake scars and all edges: - of orange patinated flint with only minimal recent damage, this area shows the original colour of the flint to have been light grey. The retouch to the edges is bifacial, with one edge that is more extensively worked than the other to regularise the shape to a lenticular cross section. Each end appears to be retouched to the dorsal face to round off the ends, removing the bulb of percussion and the distal end in the process. A very unusual implement,…
Created on: Tuesday 24th August 2021
Last updated: Friday 27th August 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-6FAF29
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A denticulate tool made from a secondary flake of dark brown to black flint, 69.1mm in length, which has been worked along one side with a number of hard-hammered removals to create a series of notches. Possibly of middle Paleolithic date.
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-E79722
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Palaeolithic flint implement: multiple tool. Made on a very large tertiary blade, very light cream opaque patina. No platform present although there is a break. Not blade technology. Opposing orthogonal dorsal scars have created a central ridge. Both lateral edges have long, scaler retouch to create a scraping edge on the right and a denticulated edge on the left. On the right the retouch is all inverse, semi-abrupt and low-angle, and on the left the retouch is alternating, abrupt and low-angle, Either Middle or Upper Palaeolithic but cannot be dated with certainty.
Created on: Sunday 15th September 2019
Last updated: Sunday 19th January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-E7833E
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Palaeolithic chert implement: multiple tool. Made on a broken flake, with some re-cortication and opaque patination. Chert is light mottled browns and greys with some iron-staining. Denticulations along both lateral edges. The distal end has an awl fashioned by notching on either side. The ventral face has been flaked. Piece appears to be Middle Palaeolithic but Neolithic cannot be ruled out.
Created on: Sunday 15th September 2019
Last updated: Sunday 19th January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-E64BB3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Palaeolithic flint implement: limace. Made on chalky flint, light grey opaque patina. Abrupt flaking and retouch around the entire piece to create a double-pointed limace. One point of note is that this limace is bi-facial, thus differing from Bordes' classification.
Created on: Sunday 15th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 18th January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-E60E36
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Palaeolithic flint implement: multiple tool. Made on a secondary flint blade. Notch on the left edge and abrupt, scaler notching and denticulations on the right edge creating a denticulate. Some more abrupt, scaler, regular retouch on the distal end. Single unidirectional dorsal scar.
Created on: Sunday 15th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 18th January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-D1510B
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint implement: notch. A rolled gravel flake, patinated mid- and light brown opaque. Notch created by denticulated retouch. A good example of a small flaked tool of probably Palaeolithic date. Some retouch is present near the notch and these areas are patinated in the lighter brown, suggesting the flake is far older and was collected in the gravels, It is not possible tp accurately date the notch but the flake is Middle Palaeolithic at the latest.
Created on: Saturday 14th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 18th January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-D114FD
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Palaeolithic flint implement. Chalky flint, opaque light creamy-grey patina with iron-staining. Probable small Lower Palaeolithic pick. Cortical butt, bi-facial removals along a central edge. Tip is broken through use. Butt has also been worked. Edge retouched (short, semi-abrupt, stepped) in various places along both sides from butt to tip.
Created on: Wednesday 21st August 2019
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-45496C
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Triangular shaped flake point implement, made from a light grey flint. The flake tool has a distinct bulb of percussion on the ventral face. There is also small-scale semi-abrupt retouch along the proximal left edge (viewed ventrally). The flake curves slightly, so that the ventral face is concave. The dorsal face features three prominent flake scars. Two of which are found along either edge, and the third and more recent removal is triangular in shape and ends in a point which joins the central arris. Removals of this type are typically associated with levallois, or 'prepared core…
Created on: Monday 15th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-447492
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub triangular lithic implement of light grey flint. The implement is a flake with evidence of working along the right proximal edge (viewed dorsally) and the right distal edge (viewed ventrally). The ventral face shows a clear bulb of percussion which has a few removals present on it.The dorsal face shows a high, slightly off-centre arris. The proximal edge seems to show some platform preparation and damage. Dimensions: weight: 28.34g, length: 67.4mm, width: 35.2mm, thickness: 14.5mm
Created on: Monday 15th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-72747A
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Palaeolithic to early Mesolithic flint truncated piece. 38mm in length, 22mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 7.3grams. The implement is sub rectangular in form with a light mottled bluish grey opaque patina. The piece has been made on a blade, truncated by abrupt retouch, and is a uni-directional blade.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-725C8C
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Palaeolithic to early Mesolithic flint truncated piece. 30mm in length, 23mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 5.8grams. The implement is sub rectangular in form with a light blue opaque patina. The piece has uni-directional flaking, parallel ridges, and is truncated with abrupt retouch.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-7244FC
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Palaeolithic to early Mesolithic flint truncated piece. 34mm in length, 22mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 4.1grams. The implement is sub rectangular in form with a mid brown opaque patina. The piece has been truncated by abrupt retouch, and has a large orthogonal flake scar on the dorsal.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st February 2019
Spatial data recorded.