Record ID: WILT-0D4984
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint scraper of possibly Neolithic date (3450-2100 BC). The object is sub oval  in plan and plano-convex in section. The flatter, ventral, surface shows evidence of the point of percussion and shows concentric ripples across its surface but may have been damaged some time after being worked as there is a significant scar across this face. The rounded distal (lower) end shows retouch on the dorsal side and margins. The lithic retains some cortex on the dorsal surface and is therefore a secondary flake. The flint is dark grey in colour, corte…
Created on: Monday 7th August 2023
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-B392C7
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Neolithic end scraper (4000 BC - 2351 BC). The flint is dark grey with some white spots and is translucent.  No cortex remains. The end scraper is shield shaped in plan and flat in section.  Tertiary working with some retouch on all sides, type is scaled and untidy, angle semi abrupt.   Measurements: length 35.6mm, width 29.3mm, thickness 6.4mm,  Weight 7.00 grams.
Created on: Friday 10th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th May 2023
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Record ID: WILT-C88C09
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polished Early Neolithic flint axehead dating to c. 4000-3000 BC.  The flint is a mottled light cream/grey and has been polished all over apart from the edges where there are remains of retouch.  The axehead is long, straight in plan with a clear edge and butt end.  In section at the centre point the axehead is a pointed oval.  Retouch:  Extent: long; Type: scaled; Angle: crossed abrupt. There is some later damage at one end. Length 123.4mm, maximum width 37.3mm, maximum thickness 23.8mm.  Weight: 140 grams.&n…
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
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Record ID: WILT-C7F0F1
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Neolithic flint flaked axehead, dating to c. 4000-3000 BC.  Flint, dark grey/black in colour, due to staining. The axehead has worn thin as the remains of a very small amount of cortex are showing on both sides of the axehead. The axehead is long, straight in plan, with clear edges and butt ends.  In section at a central point, the axehead is pointed oval.  Extent of retouch: invasive; Type of retouch: stepped; Angle of retouch: semi-abrupt.  Length 137.2mm, maximum width 41.5, maximum thickness 22.4mm.  Weig…
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
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Record ID: WILT-7C9C68
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic greenstone axehead, dating to c. 4000-2350 BC. It has broken at the butt  end where it is circular in section, becoming a pointed oval at the edged end. The axehead is a basic igneous rock which has been subjected to low grade metamorphism.   It is a dark greenish grey in colour with two iron stainings which are approximately 2cms x 1cm in size. The texture of the axehead is a mottled medium grain - grains can be seen by the naked eye.  It would have originally been ground and polished smooth, but as this has not, it may sugges…
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Last updated: Friday 7th April 2023
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Record ID: WILT-7E3EF6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible stone hand tool dating to the Neolithic, or earlier (c4000 - 2500BC). It is a smooth, possibly sarsen stone, reddish in colour, coarse-grained with crystal inclusions, drop shape, possibly naturally formed in that shape, as sarsen sub sphericals are not uncommon. Or it may have become this shape from tumbling in water. It could have been used as a hammer stone or for grinding corn, but there is no wear on the surface to suggest this. In places the layers making up the stone are apparent. A tapering oval in section. Dimensions: 129.3mm…
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: WILT-7AEEEA
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable Neolithic stone axehead dating to c 4000 - 2220BC. It is oval in section and flares outwards from the butt end to the cutting edge which is vertical with slightly rounded corners. The butt end is missing to an early break, perhaps about a quarter of its original length gone. The stone is a brownish/grey colour, quite smooth on one face, but less so on the other, apparently due to a natural flaw in the rock which has made that face slightly uneven. Some grittiness is apparent with very rare, very small quartz-like particles. The flaw may be veins of iron. …
Created on: Sunday 8th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2022
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Record ID: WILT-9D9D13
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper probably late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, dating to c. 3300-2200 BC.  The scraper is made from a secondary flake and is a light grey/white with about 40% a light brown cortex on its dorsal side. The ventral side retains a tiny striking platform and a pleasing bulb of percussion and ripple marks The scraper is small  and is roughly rounded in its shape.   Extent of retouch:  long and centred on one edge only.  Type of retouch: parallel and neat.  Angle of retouch: is semi-abrupt,…
Created on: Friday 15th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-598456
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age flint knife dating to c 3300-1000 BC. It tapers towards a blunt terminus at the proximal end. The bulb of percussion and ripples are evident on the ventral surface. A flake scar ridge appears on the dorsal surface and there is evidence of retouch on all edges. The item has broken away from a larger flake at an early date. It was reported by the finder as found one to two feet below the surface of a garden so may have been in original context. Dimensions: 47.48mm in length; 30.25mm in width; 9.2g in weight
Created on: Monday 19th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
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Record ID: WILT-917BC6
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of probable Neolithic-Bronze Age date, circa 4000 - 801 BC. It is a tertiary flake and retains none of the original cortex. The dorsal face exhibits 6 negative flake scars from previous flake removal, one of which terminates in a hinge fracture. The proximal end has a large striking platform, and a bulb of percussion is present on the ventral face, as well as two parallel flake scars from flake removal. The flint is grey-brown in colour with white inclusions. The debitage measures 43.91mm in length, 26.54mm in width, 9.88mm in thickness and weighs 14.44g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 16th December 2020
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Record ID: WILT-9124E3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint lithic implement of probable Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 2350 BC) in the form of a scraper. The scraper is struck from a secondary flake and retains c.5% of its original cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits two parallel negative flake scars and short, scaled, abrupt retouch at the edges and distal end. A small striking platform is present at the proximal end. The ventral surface exhibits a large, low bulb of percussion. The scraper is white-grey in colour, with areas of orange. The scraper measures 47.53mm in length, 40.18mm in width, is 11.24mm thick and weighs 28.59g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2020
Last updated: Friday 11th December 2020
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Record ID: WILT-67D6C2
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint lithic implement of Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 2350 BC) in the form of a scraper. The scraper is struck from a tertiary flake and retains no original cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits four parallel negative flake scars and invasive, sub-parallel, low angle retouch over c. 50% of its surface towards the distal end. The ventral surface exhibits a small, low bulb of percussion and some irregular flake removal. The scraper has been recorticated due to long term burial in a chalk environment, and is white-grey in colour. The scraper measures 40.60mm in length, 65.01mm…
Created on: Friday 14th August 2020
Last updated: Friday 21st August 2020
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Record ID: WILT-677C55
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 7000 - 3500 BC) in the form of a flake. The flake is struck off a tertiary flake and retains no original cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits two parallel negative flake scars from previous blade removal. A small striking platform is present at its proximal end. The ventral surface exhibits a small, low bulb of percussion but no conchoidal ripple marks are present. Retouch is in the form of invasive, abrupt, parallel flake removal from one of the negative flake scars on the dorsal face. The flake has been recorticated due to…
Created on: Friday 14th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2021
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Record ID: WILT-66E873
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 7000 - 3500 BC) in the form of a blade. The blade is struck off a tertiary flake and retains none of its original cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits three parallel negative flake scars from previous blade removal. A striking platform is present at its proximal end. The ventral surface exhibits a low bulb of percussion but no conchoidal ripple marks are present. There is perhaps evidence of short, stepped retouch towards its distal end. The blade has been recorticated due to long term burial in a chalk environment, and is w…
Created on: Friday 14th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2021
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Record ID: WILT-66BB1D
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 7000 - 3500 BC) in the form of a blade. The blade is struck off a tertiary flake and retains none of its original cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits five parallel negative flake scars from previous blade removal and a step termination at the distal end. The ventral surface exhibits a small, low bulb of percussion and tightly spaced conchoidal ripple marks. There is no evidence of retouch. The blade has been recorticated due to long term burial in a chalk environment, and is white-grey in colour. The piece of debitage …
Created on: Friday 14th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2021
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Record ID: WILT-2C018C
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished flint axehead, probably dating to c. 4,000-2,400 BC. The axehead is missing both the butt-end and cutting edge, both lost to irregular, patinated breaks. Both sides of the axehead have been polished to create a regular facet, while both faces are convex, createing a sub-rectangular cross section. The flint has patinated white, with some areas of orange iron staining. Length 68.7mm; Width 36.1mm; thickness 19.3mm; weight 61.08g.
Created on: Monday 18th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th November 2019
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Record ID: WILT-8A2B1F
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly Neolithic flint lithic implement, perhaps a piercer, dating to c BC 3500 - 1000. It is made from a tertiary flake and retains none of its original cortex. A small striking platform is possibly present at the proximal end, while its distal end narrows to a point. Two parallel flake scars on the dorsal face, and one flake scar on the ventral face give the object a broadly triangular section. The ventral surface exhibits very shallow concoidal ripple marks. The flake has been recorticated due to long term burial in a chalk environment, and is white-grey in colour with some evi…
Created on: Monday 23rd September 2019
Last updated: Friday 28th August 2020
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Record ID: WILT-E1FDF2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic polished flint axehead dating c. 4000 - 2400 BC. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan with sides tapering from the cutting edge to a sub-trapezoidal butt. When viewed in profile, one edge of the axehead has a bowed line. The axehead has a pointed-oval cross section. The axehead has been polished, with one side of the cutting edge being more worn than the other and with one face exhibiting distinct facets; this suggests the axehead has been resharpened and potentially more substantially reworked, as might also be suggested by it's small size. There are some large, hinged …
Created on: Monday 10th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: WILT-C36BC0
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flint axe probably dating to 4000-2350BC. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan and pointed oval in cross section. It has a crescentic cutting edge from which it tapers to a rounded butt end. Removal scars are evident on both the dorsal and ventral faces, but with the area around the cutting edge showing signs of polishing. The flint is of a pale grey, with notable inclusions. Overall length: 160mm Width at the widest point: 61.99mm Thickness: 33.25mm Weight: over 300g
Created on: Friday 3rd May 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th October 2021
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Record ID: WILT-BD2979
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic stone axe head, probably dating to c. 4000 - c 2000 BC. The axe head is sub-rectangular in plan, tapering from a crescentic cutting edge to a sub-trapezoidal butt, the axe head is pointed oval in cross section. Both the butt and cutting edge are damaged, the latter probably recently, with an unworn chip and slight crack leading around both faces; the blade is slightly assymetrical. The axhead has been pecked from a dark grey-green stone, with the apex of either face smoothed although with no clear evidence of deliberate polishing. The axe head is probably made of …
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd December 2018
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