Record ID: NLM-FA24C1
Object type: POLISHER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Stone rubber or polisher. A fine-grained Sandstone chunk, possibly half of an originally cylindrical object, with smooth curved sides and flat top with one groove near its edge. The other two adjacent flat sides are both slightly ridged or grooved in the same direction, with about four ridges or grooves passing across that face which preserves these details best. In its present form, the object sits well in the hand if either of the flat faces are used. The improvised use of rubbers and sharpeners and polishers extends from Prehistory, through the Roman period and into the Early Mediev…
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-3EF036
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
4 fragments of a puddingstone quern of probable Roman date. Puddingstone is distinctive conglomerate containing rounded red flint pebbles within a siliceous matrix, the main sources of which lie in Hertfordshire. Research carried out by Major (2004, 2-4) in Essex suggests that puddingstone rotary querns were produced here from at least 10 AD until around 160 AD and a similar chronology seems likely in Cambridgeshire. 1, Length: 34.14mm; width: 23.61mm; weight: 14.24g  2. Length: 56.35mm; width: 54.24mm; weight: 112.57g  3. Length: 37:00mm…
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-3A831E
Object type: FIRE STONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An assemblage of late neolithic to early medieval firestones. This is a small group of nine identified firestones is being recorded as a representative sample of a much larger group of firestones locally dispersed on a field associated with anglo scandinavian and late neolithic to early bronze age finds. The brown stones appear to be from the same large pebble. They are crumbly in texture , appear to be porous, break easily and have fracture lines on the remaining outer surface. They appear to have red to dark brown discolouration probably associated with fire damage. The largst piece…
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-D65539
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of puddingstone probably representing a fragment of an Iron Age or early Roman puddingstone quern.  Only a small chunk, bearing breaks on all faces, survives. Puddingstone is distinctive conglomerate containing rounded red flint pebbles within a siliceous matrix, the main sources of which lie in Hertfordshire. Research carried out by Major in Essex suggests that puddingstone rotary querns were produced here from at least 10 AD until around 160 AD and a similar chronology seems likely in Cambridgeshire (2004, 2-4). The fragment is 63.8mm long, 4…
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-76516B
Object type: ARM GUARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Bronze Age stone arm guard (bracer) dating to circa 2300-2100 BC. Broadly rectangular in plan in section it has polished bevelled edges. At either end are located central circular drilled apertures to enable fixing to the arm. The faces of the stone have been smoothed. One end is slightly wider than the other. Broadly linear striations on both faces are the result of the bow having snapped-back during firing. A very similar armguard was recovered from the Stonehenge Archer burial assemblage, radiocarbon dated to circa 2300 BC (Heath 2012: 122-123) whilst two were…
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA60B2
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman to Modern cigar shaped whetstone. The finder's partner is a qualified geologist and says the sharpening stone is made from a "Fine to medium grained, quartz cemented sandstone, probably local millstone grit but its source location in the Bowland stratigraphic sequence is not known. The visible striations are not natural." Falttened areas or facets are typical of stones that have been well used. The tapered elongated cylindrical shape is typical of those used for sharpening scythes and sickles. Similar stones in modern materials are still in production (see attached image). Sickl…
Created on: Wednesday 7th April 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-2AF0D1
Object type: PLOUGH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
‘Plough pebble’ made from a natural quartz on has been worn a worn, polished surface covered in fine striations. This surface is curved in one direction with one edge having a sharper radius, the striations run at 90o to the curve and the surface is flat in this direction. Dimensions: 22.8 x 21.3 x 21.2mm high, Mass 13.98g. Plough pebbles are an interesting phenomenon; finds from Denmark show them to have been used to armour the soles of a wooden ploughs to prevent premature wear. Holes were drilled into the wood into which hard stone pebbles were hammered, as the plough pas…
Created on: Sunday 21st February 2021
Last updated: Sunday 21st February 2021
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Record ID: DYFED-AE937E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Complete stone spindle whorl of uncertain date, possibly Roman to early Post Medieval, c. 100 - 1700. The spindle whorl is circular in shape with slightly convex faces. It is made from a fine-grained sandstone, now with ground surfaces. The spindle whorl is of sub-rectangular section. The perforation is central and is circular (4.76mm diameter). There is no surviving evidence of applied decoration to the surfaces. It has a grey patina. The whorl measures 35.42mm in diameter and is 3.90mm thick and weighs 21.2g. It has been suggested that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstr…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llansantffraed', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DYFED-AD096C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Complete stone spindle whorl of uncertain date, possibly Roman to early Post Medieval, c. 100 - 1700. The spindle whorl is circular in shape with rounded edges and surface, save for it reverse which is flatter, possibly indicating a break (which does not appear to be fresh). It is made from a fine-grained sandstone, now with ground surfaces. The spindle whorl is of sub-rectangular section. The perforation is slightly off centre and is circular (7.96mm diameter). There is no surviving evidence of applied decoration to the surfaces. It has a white/light grey patina with some flecks of o…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dyffryn Arth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BF2D70
Object type: ROTARY QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two fragments of rotary quernstones of probable Roman date. The larger fragment was found initially and the smaller one discovered close by on a subsequent visit. Both finds comprise small sections of larger disc-shaped quernstones, each featuring part of the original curved outer edges. The stone from which they are formed appears to be volcanic. The larger fragment has parallel, diagonal grooves across one face, while both faces of the smaller fragment are smooth, suggesting that they are not part of the same object. The form of the quern and the volcanic nature of the stone in…
Created on: Friday 30th October 2020
Last updated: Friday 30th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harkstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-ADAD28
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Broken polished silica stone, probably carnelian, bead, of uncertain date, possibly Roman. The bead is a flattened hexagonal in cross section and sub-rectangular in plan, tapering slightly to one end which may be complete, although irregular. The other end is clearly broken. There is a circular cross section hole running through the bead, more close to one side than the other, particularly at the broken end. At the broken end it is clear the stone was orange throughout, although banded with deeper redder and paler colours. The surface, and part of the probably complete end, has develo…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bawdrip CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3A0B7B
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A probable fragment of an Iron Age or early Roman puddingstone quern. Only a small chunk, bearing breaks on all faces, survives. Puddingstone is distinctive conglomerate containing rounded red flint pebbles within a siliceous matrix, the main sources of which lie in Hertfordshire. Research carried out by Major in Essex suggests that puddingstone rotary querns were produced here from at least 10 AD until around 160 AD and a similar chronology seems likely in Cambridgeshire (2004, 2-4). Length: 61.06mm, width: 43.98mm, thickness: 24.77mm, weight: 70.40g
Created on: Monday 24th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-0B732C
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
2 undated flakes and 1 Neolithic arrowhead found in the same area. Left to right: A1 Undated sandstone flake. A2 Neolithic tanged arrowhead. Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age, -3300 to -1000. Pumice stone worked into a tanged arrowhead. A3 Undated retouched burnt flake. Semi-abrupt, sub-parallel retouch on the ventral face of a plunging, broken, secondary flint flake. Burnt, craze-cracked all over.
Created on: Saturday 4th January 2020
Last updated: Saturday 4th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-4D864E
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
3 Mesolithic lithic implements, 1 Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead and 5 undated lithic implements all found in the same location. A1 is on chert, A3 is on chalky chert, C2 is on sandstone. The other pieces are on flint. Top to bottom, left to right: A1 Undated notched piece. A2 Undated core fragment. A3 Undated notch. B1 Undated notch. B2 Undated worked flake. Atertiary flake, mottled light grey and brown opaque patina. Some flaking and working on both laterals.​​​​ B3 Mesolithic piercer. Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic, -8000 to -3300. A primary fla…
Created on: Thursday 26th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 26th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-0EB4A6
Object type: POINT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic sandstone point or arrowhead. Appears to be shaped into an implement.
Created on: Monday 23rd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-7C5B22
Object type: MICRODENTICULATE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic chert microdenticulate. Light brownish-cream opaque patina. Secondary flake. An isoceles-shaped piece with notching to create microdenticulations along the left straight edge.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-7C3767
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert oblique arrowhead. Light brownish-cream opaque partina. The distal end of a broken tertiary flake. The entire left edge is a step-fracture (or deliberate snap), Base flaked to shape, as is the right edge.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-54C2A5
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic volcanic tuff hollow-based arrowhead. Possibly a small fragment flaked to shape.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-543931
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert oblique arrowhead. Light creamy-grey opaque patina. Secondary flake. Proximal end truncated twice to produce lthe eft side of this rudimentary arrowhead. Base thinned for hafting by a notch. Abrupt flaking along the right to shape.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-53F073
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert leaf-shaped arrowhead. Light cream opaque patina. Tertiary flake. Proximal end truncated then all edges semi-abruptly flaked to shape.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-3F56D2
Object type: POINT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert point. Possible large, thick chert point. Light creamy-brown opaque patina. Worked on both sides to shape. Base with some removals and notching. The tip is broken, which could be impact damage.
Created on: Sunday 1st December 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-3E9E57
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert leaf-shaped arrowhead. Light greyish-cream opaque patina. Tertiary flake, butt positioned along the right edge. Abruptly flaked all around to shape into a symmetrical leaf-shaped arrowhead.
Created on: Sunday 1st December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-3E8813
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert leaf-shaped arrowhead. Light brown opaque patina with some iron-staining. A natural fragment that has been abruptly flaked to shape into a symmetrical leaf-shaped arrowhead.
Created on: Sunday 1st December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-135933
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chalky chert arrowhead. Light cream and brown opaque patina. Tertiary flake, notched on the base by abrupt, scaler retouch. The convex left edge is abruptly retouched (scaler, semi-abrupt, short, direct) from base to tip, almost a denticulated edge.
Created on: Friday 29th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-EA6439
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated retouched chert piece. Chalky chert, light grey opaque patina with some iron-staining. Retouched along one edge (semi-abrupt, scaler, short). Possible usewear in the concave part of the piece, with possible scaler, abrupt retouch also present.
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-EA53A4
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert flake. Broken. Mid-brown opaque patina. Broken but looks slightly modified in exactly the same places as other arrowheads in the wider local assemblage so could potentially have been utilised as an ad hoc arrowhead. Modified on either side of the base with possible retouch to the left of a potential tip.
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-EA34E4
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert double-ended scraper. Light grey opaque patina, with iron staining. Tertiary flake. Abrupt, scaler retouch has rounded the wide distal end and some retouch present on the proximal end has rounded that end as well.
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-E99B22
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert double side-and-end scraper. Light brownish-cream opaque patina. Tertiary flake. Both laterals and the distal end are abruptly retouched (short, scaler, direct).
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2020
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Record ID: DYFED-E93AFC
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Object is long and cylindrical in shape but with flattened sides. The object has a head, which appears to be rounded; it then tapers in slightly to a 'neck' and then expands out again. The object has 4 sides but one side has broken off. It has smooth sides, and appears worked. It is thought that this object is a whetstone. A string would have been tied around its neck in order to attach it to something else such as a belt. Similar records on the PAS database are YORYM-F17BB0, HAMP-E48B53 and SF-E9FB63. Its exact date is unknown but it is thought that it may be Medieval. The objec…
Created on: Friday 15th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lamphey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-C296C3
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete upper stone, likely from an early Roman rotary quern, produced from Folkestone Beds Lower Greensand​​​​​ stone and dating to the period c.1st-2nd century AD. Description: The stone has a low "bun-shape", common amongst quern stones of this era, the sides are gently sloping and it has a conave top with a wide a central conical perforation forming the hopper; the interior surface worn. On the flat bottom of the stone has slight corrosion perhaps remains of an iron spindle sleeve. The grinding surface has been worn smooth. There are several chips around the…
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 29th May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-AF1269
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic granite hollow-based arrowhead. Truncated and flaked into shape with a slightly concave base.
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 24th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-F04495
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated stone burnt piece. Burnt stone piece, Material unidentified.
Created on: Sunday 3rd November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-7153E6
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Possible Middle Palaeolithic quartzite naturally-backed knife. Made on a quartzite cobble, struck alternatively to create a long cutting edge which has been retouched (short, low angle, alternatively, scaler).
Created on: Monday 28th October 2019
Last updated: Sunday 19th January 2020
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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
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Record ID: LEIC-A5F370
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic sandstone leaf arrowhead. Made on sandstone, flaked to shape all round with the very slight indentations on both edges for hafting.
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-3E2391
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert leaf arrowhead. Made on a tertiary chalky chert flake, light browns and greys, opaque. Large plain butt located on bottom right. Slight notching and shaping of the base for hafting. Both edges to tip slightly retouched (short, semi-abrupt, scaler, partial).
Created on: Saturday 7th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-3DCFB3
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert arrowhead. Made on a tertiary chert flake, mid and light mottled brown. Butt flaked away but would have been on the right edge, where it has been notched for hafting. Left edge abruptly flaked to shape and prepare for hafting. Bec-like tip which has been retouched on the ventral face on the right (short, low angle, parallel).
Created on: Saturday 7th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-2896DC
Object type: POINT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated granite point or arrowhead. Made on granite, flaked to create oblique point or arrowhead, Notched either side of the base for hafting, which has made it shouldered with a thick tang.
Created on: Friday 6th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-284F05
Object type: POINT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated granite point or arrowhead. Made on granite, flaked to create an oblique point or arrowhead. Notched either side of the base for hafting, probably later prehistoric.
Created on: Friday 6th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-2832BB
Object type: POINT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated granite point or arrowhead. Made on granite, flaked to create an oblique point or arrowhead. Notched on either side of the base for hafting.
Created on: Friday 6th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-27F953
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert leaf arrowhead. Made on a tertiary chert flake, light grey opaque patina. Abruptly retouched around the entire piece to shape (short, scaler, mostly direct but some inverse). Worked on either side of the base for hafting.
Created on: Friday 6th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-2743BC
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic granite arrowhead. Made on granite, obliquely truncated and notched on the edge for hafting. Base worked to produce a small, irregular, tang.
Created on: Friday 6th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-6B76FB
Object type: POINT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated slate spear point. Made on dark grey slate, flaked all round to shape. Some retouch notches on one lateral edge (short, scale, semi-abrupt). Definitely worked by human hand. Could date anywhere between later prehistoric and Roman, possibly Bronze or Iron Age.
Created on: Wednesday 28th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-6B6A28
Object type: POINT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated slate spear point. Made on mid-grey slate, flaked all round to shape. Some retouch notches on one lateral edge (short, scaler, abrupt). Definitely worked by human hand. Could date anywhere between later prehistoric and Roman, possibly Bronze or Iron Age.
Created on: Wednesday 28th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-6AF8F6
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert arrowhead. Made on a tertiary chalky-chert flake, light brown and grey opaque patina with some iron staining. Proximal end broken, distal end truncated twice to form the tip. Notched very slightly on the mid part of each lateral.
Created on: Wednesday 28th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-68D735
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic slate tanged arrowhead. Made on dark grey slate, snapped and flaked all over to shape. The tip is still quite sharp. A thin layer of the slate has been removed on the ventral face to thin it even more for hafting. Has some microlithic similarities e.g. obliquely backed point, but as no other Mesolithic slate implements have been identified in the wider local assemblage it is more likely to be a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age tanged arrowhead.
Created on: Wednesday 28th August 2019
Last updated: Saturday 11th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-556B64
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert leaf arrowhead. Made on a tertiary flake, light brown and grey opaque patina. Butt positioned on the base, orthogonal dorsal scars. Some retouch (short, abrupt, crossed) along the left edge to shape.
Created on: Tuesday 27th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 10th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-5540CA
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age slate barbed and tanged arrowhead. Made on mid-grey slate. Broken left barb but the rounded barbs and tang are created by retouch (low angle, short). The right edge is truncated and also retouched (short, semi-abrupt). The left edge is also worked.
Created on: Tuesday 27th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 10th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-162D8E
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert arrowhead. Made on a tertiary flake, light grey and brown opaque patina. Broken butt end is positioned on the left. Evidence for multi-directional dorsal scars. Abrupt retouch all over to create a very sharp serrated edge and point. Large notch on the right to facilitate hafting.
Created on: Saturday 24th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 10th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-15FC9C
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert oblique arrowhead. Made on a tertiary flake, light greyish-brown opaque patina. Facetted butt forming the tip, pronounced bulb, orthogonal dorsal scars. The base is a break, abruptly retouched to form a tang.
Created on: Saturday 24th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 10th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-01514B
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert disc scraper. Light brown and grey opaque patina. Circular in shape. Short, abrupt, sub-parallel retouch around the entire piece to shape. Retouch has removed the butt. Unidirectional dorsal scars.
Created on: Friday 23rd August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-013339
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age chert tanged arrowhead. Llight grey opaque patina. Made on a chalky chert flake with a facetted butt located on the left edge. Pronounced bulb, notched on left and right to create a tang. The rest of the piece is abruptly retouched to shape.
Created on: Friday 23rd August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-E8247A
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert oblique arrowhead. Light brownish-grey opaque patina. An elongated arrowhead struck from an orthogonal core. Central ridge. Proximal end has been abruptly flaked to produce the tip and the base of the piece has been notched on the right to produce a tang.
Created on: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-D25DF2
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert core fragment. Mid to light brown opaque patina. A fragment from an orthogonal core. Some surface abrasion has been applied in the location of the break, possibly to shape the fragment in order to be utilised as a small cutting tool.
Created on: Wednesday 21st August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-D0FA5E
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic chert opposed-platform core. Mid-mottled-brown opaque patina, cortex on one side. Tiny core from which flakes and bladelets have been struck from both ends.
Created on: Wednesday 21st August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-C1BD8C
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic chert blade core. Made on a chert pebble, light cream opaque patina with ironing staining. One side is flaked with blades, the rest is cortical.
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-BD8BC8
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic chert core Mid-greyish-brown opaque patina. Single platform with blade removals, some cortex remaining. The platform has been flaked to prepare the surface.
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 6th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-B11D19
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic limestone leaf-shaped arrowhead. Light grey in colour. Made and shaped by a series of oblique removals and truncations.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-B100EA
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert arrowhead. Made on chalky chert, light brown opaque patina. Tertiary piece, hard-hammer struck flake. Thinned at the base and abruptly retouched all round.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-A19F6D
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert oblique arrowhead. Mid-brown opaque patina. Made on a hard-hammer-struck flake with a plain butt. Tang and single barb created by very abrupt retouch. The rest of the arrowhead has been shaped by a series of oblique truncations.
Created on: Monday 1st July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-A07425
Object type: POINT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert point. Mid-brown opaque patina. Made on a large flake with a facetted butt. Flaked around the periphery with long flake removals to shape the point. Base has received some minor retouch (short, semi-abrupt, sub-parallel) to facilitate hafting.
Created on: Monday 1st July 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th December 2019
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Record ID: NMS-A17B83
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Less than half of the lower stone of a Roman Millstone Grit quern. All of the edge has been lost. Weight 2.330kg. Extant diameter 320mm. Thickness 22 - 38mm. Diameter of central hole 18 - 25mm. Mid 1st - 4th century AD.
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2019
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Record ID: DYFED-6AC622
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Published
Stone Mortar. The diameter of the mortar is 95mm in diameter and the outside depth is 49mm, the weight is 443.0g. It is possibly Roman but could range to post-medieval. It is very coarse which would have made it ideal for grinding spices or food. The mortar was found placed in a stone wall at the home of the finder.
Created on: Thursday 23rd May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llangadog', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-717823
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Quartzite hammer stone, undatable; Early Mesolithic to Modern. Made from a quartzite cobble, one end shaped by use, some signs of damage by percussion. Length 65.7mm, Width 43.9mm, Thickness 38.8mm, Mass 178.22g
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-918518
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic granite arrowhead. Coarse-grained, pinkish granite. Platform on left side of the arrowhead. Abruptly retouched all over to create the shape and refine the tip.
Created on: Monday 25th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8E17AE
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic slate leaf-shaped arrowhead. Produced by oblique truncations to form a sharp tip and further truncations to shape the rest of the piece. Notching to thin around the base.
Created on: Monday 25th March 2019
Last updated: Sunday 29th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-750D74
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic sandstone leaf-shaped arrowhead. Shaped by a truncation and grinding to create the tip. The base is worked to form the classic shape.
Created on: Sunday 24th March 2019
Last updated: Saturday 28th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-649433
Object type: COMBINATION TOOL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age chert combination tool. Chalky chert with light brown opaque patina. Large notch on one side and piercer on the other created by notches.
Created on: Saturday 23rd March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-641C85
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic barbed-and-tanged sandstone arrowhead. Shaped by two truncations creating the tip, The base worked to form rounded barbs and a pointed tang.
Created on: Saturday 23rd March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: BH-0CA616
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of pudding stone, probably from a Roman quern. The fragment is an irregular trapezoidal shape but clearly has one curved outer surface and one deliberately flat inner surface that is probably the grinding surface. The stone is comprised of a collection of reddish-brown coloured pebbles held together by a natural white-coloured cement consisting of silica and sand. The fragment measures 125mm in length, a maximum of 102mm in width and a maximum of 55mm in thickness. It weighs 87.87 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-D02714
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic slate leaf-shaped arrowhead. Mid-grey opaque in colour. Shaped by a series of truncations.
Created on: Saturday 16th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: WAW-C014B1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Lithic implement consisting of a quartzite pebble, discoid with a 1.5mm deep, incised groove around its edge. The date and function of this object are unknown, it may have functioned as weight with a cord around its edge. Length 66.2mm, Width 54.7mm, Thickness 25.2mm, Mass 138.73g. 050717
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-0CDBC5
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Almost complete upper stone from a Late Iron Age - Roman rotary quern of East Anglian type dating to the period c. AD 1 - 100. The stone is "bun-shaped" as is typical for quern stones of this type, the sides gently sloping to generate a broad conical profile with a rounded top which is somewhat damaged, although it is unclear whether this occurred during working, or subsequently. It exhibits a central conical perforation forming the hopper; the interior surface is well-worn. At the bottom of the hopper are the corroded remains of the iron spindle sleeve. The grinding surface has been …
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Record ID: CAM-18C7C3
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete fragment of polished Neolithic axehead. This axehead has been broken in half along the linial profile so that only one side of the profile survives. The axehead has also been broken transversely to the butt-end and blade-end. This means that the original shape and cross-sectional shape and profile shape of the artefact has been lost. At least one hinge fracture is present. Damage is also present along both edges.
Created on: Wednesday 1st August 2018
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2018
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Record ID: DENO-074188
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A perforated stone implement of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c 8000 - 2000 BC), possibly a mace head or axe-hammer. It is of a mid-brown, fine grained stone. It is possible the object was fashioned from a water worn pebble or cobble, but it has been extensively worked by pecking and grinding; The object has a trapezoidal plan with one end worked into a blunt axe-like blade, 59.4 mm wide now extensively chipped, the other end is narrower, 44.9 mm, damaged but apparently squarer and blunter. In profile the object is an asymetrical oval, with one surface noticably flatter than the other…
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th October 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FF0F8C
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic stone polished axehead. The axehead is made from brown coloured stone. There is a small segment chipped off at the end of the butt and the opposite end, where it would have been hafted, is very rough. The stone is noticabely darker one one side of the haft section than the other. The axe is oval in cross-section and the cutting edge is worn but still has a small point.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caistor area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-FC7AE6
Object type: PLOUGH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Stone object which has been interpreted by the finder as an early medieval plough pebble (c. 600 - 1100 AD). The pebble is red quartz and has a smooth surface. One end is domed while the other end has been worn into a flat convex surface, with linear striations running across the face. The length of the object is 31.68mm, it is 30.24mm in width and 27.72mm in thickness. It weighs 30.06g. Plough pebbles were hammered into the mould-boards of wooden ploughs to protect them from abrasion, which accounts for the wear and striations of this example. The exact date of the introduction of…
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 21st December 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-E7D43A
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment from a polished stone axehead of Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 2350 BC), made from stone from Langdale, Cumbria. The fragment is light green in colour, with a smooth polished surface. The fragment seems to be from the butt end of the axehead; a small section of tapered edge from the butt end is evident, as well as one side edge. Much of the original face survives on one side but is largely missing on the other. Overall, the axehead appears to have been pointed oval in section. The fragment is 38.47mm in length, 47.89mm in width and 17.93mm in thickness. It weighs 36.59g. Langd…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-E78C4D
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment probably from the butt end of a polished stone axehead of Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 2350 BC). The fragment is tapered at the edge but widens rapidly. It has a pointed oval section. A portion has broken off to the side of one of the faces. The original surface of the object is smooth, while the surface of the breaks is rough. The butt edge is slightly chipped. The fragment is 50.97mm in length, 30.72mm in width and 34.48mm in thickness. It weighs 38.96g.
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-E755D0
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment probably from the blade end of a polished stone axehead of Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 2350 BC). The fragment appears to be the corner of the blade end of the axehead, with a diagonal break at the top of the fragment. A section of the tapered curved cutting edge is evident and a side edge, which is set at an angle suggestive that the object flared towards the blade edge. Enough can be made out to infer that the overall section of the object would have been oval. The stone is rough with quartz inclusions. The fragment is 52.61mm in length, 25.86mm in width and 24.49mm in thickne…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: NLM-450DED
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Grey-green stone polished axehead fragment. A thin sliver chipped - probably by plough-strike - from a polished stone axe, probably of Langdale Group 6. A small patch of the polished surface remains on one side along with more extensive fracture surfaces; it has a curved edge, though whether this points to an origin from close to the cutting edge remains uncertain. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC. Length: 35.6mm, Width: 27.6mm, Thickness: 4.9mm, Weight: 6.29gms.
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-9B27DB
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, struck / knapped quartzite pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 250,000 BC). The biface has good evidence of working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 75% of the total surface has been worked, with the original surface or cortex covering the remaining 25% of the surface. The interior face has been fully worked. The biface has an ovoid shape with a slight tapering towards the tip, with a rounded thick profile which thins at the tip. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SF-BB954E
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A mostly complete puddingstone 'beehive' type quern dating to the Late Iron Age or early Roman period, c. 1-160 AD. Ground from a grey conglomerate with large orange, pinkish and black flint inclusions, the quern has suffered some minor losses to its edge though is otherwise preserved in reasonable condition. It is broadly circular in plan and domed, with angled sides that give it a 'beehive' like appearance. It demonstrates a central circular aperture, though this is now clogged at its upper edge with a large broken flint nodule which has apparently been jammed in the aperture- wheth…
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cavendish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-C08387
Object type: ROTARY QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of sandstone rotary quern, dating to the Iron Age - Roman period (c.400 BC - AD 410). The fragment is from the top half of the quern and is triangular in both shape and cross-section. The underside is a little concave with an area in one corner that is worn smooth. At the edge, the object measures 65.2mm in thickiness/ height; this narrows to 22.9mm at the opposite end. The fragment measures 125.7mm in length and 113.0mm in width. It weighs 860g (to the nearest 2g).
Created on: Monday 27th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 27th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton and Shawford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-33479A
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Brown igneous stone; polished axe fragment. A large chip comprising about half the cutting edge and a short length of one side of a polished stone axe. The upper or lower edge is flattened, giving a facetted edge to a lentoid section. The other edges are broken unevenly with jagged fracture surfaces. The finder kindly suggests the brownish tint to be different from that of the commonly reported Langdale axes, though these can appear in a range of colours; the object would require thin section to clarify its geological origin. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC. Length: 63.5mm,…
Created on: Friday 27th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnetby le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DUR-DFD949
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Published
A polished adze head, of unusual type and unknown origin. The polished adze or axe head is made of a dark grey-green, dense, probably volcanic, stone which has been ground and polished. The stone is possibly a type of greenstone called argillite, soft enough to shape yet durable in use.The object has an unusual profile, being quadrangular in shape with a wide, tapered flat form. There is a single curved bevel, the edge of which remains complete and sharp. The head tapers towards the 'pecked' butt which shows some damage, revealing the rough texture of the original stone. The obj…
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2017
Last updated: Friday 21st December 2018
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Record ID: DENO-275A34
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A polished axehead of Neolithic date (3500-2100 BC). It is formed from a fine-medium grained stone (some grains smaller than 1mm, possibly a diorite or dolorite). The surface has a pecked appearance. There is damage at the butt end and two large chips near the tip, this damage is partially smoothed. The object is oval in section and tongue-shaped in plan, Length: 126 mm, maximum width: 59 mm, thickness: 35 mm. Weight is 465 g.
Created on: Friday 8th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: NLM-9B4225
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Grey green tuff polished axehead fragment. A small chip or spall from the cutting edge of a greenstone polished axehead, with more of the stone on one side of the edge than the other. A flat and polished facet one side of the fragment marks the limit of the cutting edge, and indicates that the axe head whence it derives had flattened upper and lower edges. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2700 BC. Length: 23.7mm, Height: 23.2mm, Thickness (of this chip rather than the axe): 6.4mm, Weight: 5.57gms
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-A61754
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete knapped, ground and polished stone axehead of Neolithic date, c. 4000 - 2100 BC. There is significant recent-ish damage to the butt end, with lighter damage (also recent-ish) to the cutting edge. It is triangular in shape with an asymmetrical, shallowly-curved cutting edge and a rounded butt-end. The axehead has a pointed-oval cross-section, measuring 28.2x19.6mm at the damaged butt-end (just before the damage, it measures 43.3x36.4mm). It widens to the cutting edge (78.9mm) and thins significantly over the last quarter of length to c.2mm thick at the very edge. The sid…
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: CORN-FF6822
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A Group I type greenstone axe head, ovate in plan, lozenge-shaped in profile, and round at the butt end and oval at the blade end in cross section. The cutting edge is asymmetrically curved and the butt end is pointed. All surfaces would have originally been pecked and ground but the majority of the axe is now deeply pitted due to weathering with polishing only remaining on the butt and blade end, on both faces, but more remains on the dorsal face of the blade. The deeply pecked face is marked by lighter areas of abrasion which have been caused by later damage, and there are some pa…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: LIN-E7E358
Object type: VOTIVE MODEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A modern stone votive model depicting the Hindu deity Ganesha. The model comprises a flat, domed panel with a narrow ledge at the base. The elephant-god Ganesha is depicted dancing on the ledge. Ganesha is depicted facing forwards, with his right arm is bent upwards, and his left arm down by his waist. Engraved lines decorate the back panel above the shoulders and also to the sides of the head. Further lines are seen across the waist, perhaps representing a belt or band also running diagonally down from the left shoulder. The model is in a good condition but the features are rather wo…
Created on: Monday 12th June 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
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Record ID: NLM-93903B
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cornish Gabbro polished stone axehead, as identified by the finder with reference to advice kindly offered by Mike Boyd, emeritus Keeper of Natural History for Hull Museum. A lentoid section polished axe with a curving cutting edge at its widest part, tapering slightly to a rounded butt. A slight chip on one side has been smoothed in antiquity. This might have been damage associated with the hafting of the axehead. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC. Length: 117mm, Width: 72.9mm, Thickness: 35.1mm, Weight: [in slight excess of] c.500gms
Created on: Thursday 8th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D855C3
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete polished stone Langdale Tuff axehead of Neolithic date (3500-2400 BC). The handaxe is broken at the cutting edge and at the butt end. The surface of the axe is granular but smooth with a distinct blue green hue. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and tapers inward toward the butt and is sub-ovate is section with slightly flattened sides. The blade end tapers out to the sided and in along the blade edge. The axe is broken at the blade and along one side. It is possible that it has been ritually broken. The object is a Langdale polished Axehead, called as such due to…
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: WMID-42A930
Object type: AXE HAMMER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Stone perforated axe-hammer of probably the very late Neolithic or early Bronze Age period, dating from c. BC 2500 - c. BC 1800. Axe-hammers are also known as Battle Axes and some of the smaller examples have been recorded as perforated maces (mace-heads). The differences between these types / classifications are uncertain and the artefact type as a whole is in need of reassessment in line with modern discoveries and approaches to artefact studies. The axe-hammer is probably formed of a fine grained sandstone. The rock has yet to be properly identified by an expert. In plan th…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2017
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Record ID: CORN-6871F8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A small Group I type greenstone axe head, ovate in plan, lozenge-shaped in profile and oval in cross section. The cutting edge is asymmetrically curved and the butt is faceted. All surfaces have been ground; the edges are slightly pitted due to weathering but traces of polishing remain on both faces, especially at the blade end. There is a circular area of deep pecking on one face, approximately 22 mm in diameter and on the opposite face are slight traces of pecking, suggesting that the tool was perhaps re-used for hammering or as a small mortar. The deeply pecked face is marked by se…
Created on: Tuesday 18th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: DOR-369E04
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete ground greenstone axehead. A triangular axehead with flattened sides. The cutting edge is convex and slightly offcentre. The axehead tapers to the broken butt. One face remains convex, the other has been damaged. The cross section is sub-lenticular. The surface has been pecked and ground and is slightly pitted as a result of weathering. The origin is uncertain, but it is possible that it originated on Cornnwall or South Wales. Date: Neolithic - 4000 - 2300 BC Dimensions: 84.03 mm x 36.38 mm x 22.41 mm Weight: 155.76 g
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owermoigne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-686E06
Object type: AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete though probably unfinished stone axehead probably a roughout of Neolithic date, c. 3500 - 2100 BC discovered below the foundations of a cottage garden wall. The axehead is possibly of the Graig Lwyd Group VII axe - the patina looks the type and the white speckles on a blue-grey matrix is typical of the rock type or it could be an epidiotised greenstone Group VI Langdale axe. The axe head is trapezoidal in plan with a pointed ovate section. The surfaces are rough with a chip to one side of the butt edge. The unpolished nature of the object suggests it was not properly finish…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-C46F36
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A carved stone head, often loosely referred to as a 'Celtic' head. 'Celtic' heads are found in some numbers in Britain, the great majority of which, including this one, are un-dateable. The head is carved from sandstone. The object has been identified from the attached photographs. The head has an elongated oval flat face with recessed lentoid eyes. The nose is long flattened, expanding in width towards the nostrils resulting in a sub-triangular form. The lips are worn. The rear of the head is flattened with less signs of weathering. There is no visible decoration on the rear of th…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-B04B68
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman puddingstone beehive quern stone, dating to the period AD 1-150 There are a few types of Puddingstone, Green (2017) suggests that it is French and has been imported. A possible suggestion for this importation is that the stones used for this conglomerate are extremely hard, so hard over in Hertfordshire that it was very difficult to use, but due to its tough exterior, it produced almost grit free flour, therefore a much demanded product (Green 2017). French stones are earlier than Hertfordshire products, and were in fact the basis of a whole industry, as it spre…
Created on: Monday 20th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
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Record ID: NLM-E0DAE4
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Grey-green hard dense rough-textured gritty probably volcanic stone, polished axehead. The origin of the material is uncertain, probably from Western Britain - Cornwall, Wales and Scotland are among the possible sources, as might be glacial drift found locally but incorporating rocks from distant parts. The rough texture is markedly dissimilar to that of the frequently reported Group 6 axes. The axehead is straight sided with a curved cutting edge which remains as sharp as its gritty material would permit. It is widest at the cutting edge, tapering thence to a rounded butt. The axe…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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