Record ID: NMS-5AA89B
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete small tranchet adze, made from a larger thermal (frost/”potlid”) fracture of flint, the ventral face (the flatter of the two) carries the remnants of the interior face of this natural fracture, this area is unworked and is patinated slightly more orange/yellow than the knapped surfaces. The butt of the adze is relatively unpatinated, with a tiny patch of cortex extant to the very tip of the butt, the rest of the dorsal cortex is completely removed by flaking, this face shows the flint to have originally been mid-grey, the other parts of the adze are now patinated a…
Created on: Monday 4th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-6159F8
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Elongated axe or adze of extraordinary form and patination, the cutting edge and one side of the butt are damaged, as well as three smaller chips to one lateral edge, these show the flint was originally dark grey/black, the surfaces are now patinated white and dark rusty mottles the darker orange is more pronounced to the dorsal face than the ventral (flatter of the two), the edges and the high points to the flake scars of the flint is breaking down and re-corticating, especially to the paler of the two sides, all flake scars appear to be semi-hard hammer struck and neatly overlap at t…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Record ID: NMS-1A9563
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete geometric microlith, of mid grey flint with misty paler grey patination, of Jacobi, R. (1978) Group 4, obliquely, finely, and very steeply retouched (c. 90 degrees to the faces) to form a convex “back” to the also convex sharp edge opposing the blunt retouch, the whole flint giving a lenticular plan form with an isosceles triangle cross section. Mesolithic, possibly late due to the small size, 7,000 to 4,000 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-F4CE01
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Adze, of pale buff and misty light grey patinated flint, all flakes appear to be semi-hard hammer struck, the butt is flat: the only remnant of the nodule this was knapped from, it retains a much lighter, almost white patination. The cutting edge has been reshaped crudely by removing invasive flakes from dorsal face only from the cutting edge, the result is uneven. This may have been an attempt to make a shorter adze a damaged example, or a failed attempt to resharpen a blunt edge, it is clear that this piece was abandoned at this point. As the cutting edge has been modified, it is dif…
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-D74EDD
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An elongated biface, all flake scars appear to be hard hammer struck, off white grading to light grey patinated flint with small spotty iron stains. The grey end is broken transversely in antiquity though only the very end is missing, this may have been the reason for discarding. The other end, although is blunted off, is knapped to shape. Mesolithic to Neolithic small pick or chisel, 10,000 to 2,350 BC. Cf. : NMS-240B78
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Record ID: NMS-B80676
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Mesolithic adze or axe, of orange and brown patinated flint, originally it would have been of grey/black flint. All flake scars appear to be hard hammer struck, especially the very large and deep removal on one face (ventral), the opposing face (dorsal) has a large tranchet flake removal to the top of the cutting edge, this would have served to sharpen the entire cutting edge in one blow, one of the defining features of Mesolithic flint knapping, the axes and adzes of the Neolithic achieved a sharp cutting edge by smaller flake removals and/or grinding and polishing the surfac…
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2023
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Record ID: NMS-621DB8
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic opposed platform bladelet core in fresh condition: - of unpatinated mottled grey flint with a few tiny areas of iron staining, sub-triangular sectioned with an angled platform at each end, the back (ventral) of the core is knapped from the edges towards the opposite edge, 90 degrees to the flake scars on the other face, there’s a rough, light brown hollow close to the middle, this may be a void within the flint nodule or a remnant of cortex. The dorsal face carries many blade removal scars, struck from either end and overlapping towards and beyond the centre, a few of the…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2022
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Record ID: OXON-BAAAB0
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint microlith of late Mesolithic date, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary blade struck on light grey flint. It is a group B geometric rod microlith with one end missing.  There is abrupt, short, scaled retouch on both long edges. It is 20.7mm long, 6.6mm wide and 3.7mm thick. 0.77 grams.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: NMS-26EB92
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rejuvenation flake from the face of a small opposed platform core: - of pale patinated mottled light and mid-grey flint, a few tiny recent chips to one side are recent damage and show the original colour to have been slightly darker than it is now. All blades struck from the core appear to be soft hammer struck, both platform faces are trimmed with small flake scars to alter the angles from striking blades from the main face, the smaller platform has an awkward, small hinged scar to one side and may be the reason why the entire working blade face was removed from the core, in effect u…
Created on: Monday 16th May 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-1BAE86
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary soft hammer struck flake, of light grey flint, now patinated white towards the distal end and one lateral edge. The bulb of percussion has been removed/snapped off and two burin spalls have been struck down the thinner lateral edge from the side of the platform, ending with classic hinge terminations, the steeper of the lateral edges has been finely retouched on the dorsal face edge, the thinner of the lateral edges is damaged and may have been originally left sharp. Late (final) Upper Palaeolithic to Mesolithic, 12,000 to 4,000 BC.
Created on: Monday 28th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2022
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Record ID: NMS-0BC4AF
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Proximal end of a very large hard hammer struck blade of thick, sub-triangular section, the distal end is broken transversely in antiquty, the lateral edges have been steeply retouched on one side, the steeper side has been flaked on the dorsal face, the ventral face has a few flakes struck from either side in an attempt to reduce the curvature of the bulb of percussion. It is a possibility that this object was the butt end of a crude adze made from a large, elongated flake with the cutting edge broken at the mid-point by transverse bending forces, a common place and way for a f…
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2022
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Record ID: NMS-0A4F9C
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thirteen small cores, most are opposed platform or multi-platform with many flake/blade scars to the working faces, all flake scars appear to be semi-soft hammer struck. The largest is partially corticated at the back where the angles do not allow removals from these surfaces, the platform is prepared by at least four flake scars, neatly making a flat surface at the correct angle to the main working face, approx. twelve flakes and blades have been struck from this main face with one fairly large flake struck from the base of the core, presumably to remedy a group of hinge termin…
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2022
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Record ID: NMS-1A855D
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fairly small opposed platform core, of orange/brown tinged flint, a small patch of cortex is extant to one side where the blades struck at this point terminated in hinges and fell short, all other surfaces have been modified by blade removals from both platforms, one more than the other.  Likely to be Mesolithic, 10,000 to 4,000 BC.
Created on: Monday 27th September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2023
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Record ID: NMS-928D56
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary soft hammer struck blade from a single platform core, of mottled brown flint now patinated shades of brown/brown grey and white. Seven previous blade removal scars are visible to the dorsal face, one lateral edge has later edge damage that could be re-use, though this is difficult to say for certain; the fine, steep removals seem very regular and are mostly confined to the mid-point to this side and are to the dorsal face only, the ventral face has not one removal, they are certainly not patinated to the same degree as the rest of the surface but could just represent localise…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Record ID: OXON-922FE0
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One flake of flint debitage of probable Mesolithic date (c. 8000 - 4000 BC). The piece is a tertiary piece of flint that is translucent dark brown colour with a glossy patina.  The flake is sub-rectangular in plan with irregular edges. The piece has at least three earlier flake removals on its dorsal surface struck in the same direction as this flake, while the reverse has none. The ventral surface has very well defined conchoidal ripples emanating from its upper edge which has been crushed. It is possible that the long sides have been retouched  slightly …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: NMS-23892D
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Hard hammer struck core rejuvenation flake from an opposed platform core: - of mottled grey and black flint with the occasional small iron stained scrape to both faces, one lateral edge retains thin, whitish cortex with similar iron stains and scrapes. The opposite edge to the cortex bulges out in the middle, this has caused one of the flake scars to hinge, creating a problem area on the surface of the core, it would be unlikely for further blades to be successfully struck from this face of the core, the knapper has undercut this entire area by taking this whole face of the core off …
Created on: Monday 17th May 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
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Record ID: NMS-5023B1
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Mesolithic adze, of off-white patinated flint with spotty iron stains to both faces. Both faces are confidently knapped, creating the dorsal face with steep angles and a slightly meandering medial ridge, the ventral face has been knapped so it is much flatter, giving the adze a sub-triangular section. All flake scars appear to be hard hammer struck, there is a slight asymmetry to the plan view with one lateral edge much straighter than the other. The broader or the two ends has been sharpened with a "tranchet" flake removal, this has been struck from the side, taking a l…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 31st March 2021
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Record ID: CAM-ECADA8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably an axehead, or possibly an adze, of Mesolithic date. This prehistoric tool has been knapped (struck) out of flint. Most of the artefact survives though there is some damage particularly at the cutting edge which removed some of the diagnostic area that might have helped determine more conclusively between axehead and adze. In its current condition the object weighs 167.98g. It has maximum dimensions of: length of 141.9mm, width 38.4mm and thickness 28.7mm. Mostly a medium to dark deep toffee colour with lesser patches of beige, pale brown/dark cream colour.
Created on: Tuesday 20th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: SF-2C0083
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete retouched flint blade of probable Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. A elongated tertiary blade with rounded ends. A light coloured, translucent flint with medium patination on both faces. There are patches of crude, short, abrupt potential retouch along both edges, which has removed this patination, suggesting later re-working of an older re-discovered blade (although the crude nature of this retouch suggests it may be partially or completely due to natural damage). Length: 54.6mm, width: 19.1mm, thickness: 5.8mm, weight: 6.8g
Created on: Thursday 30th July 2020
Last updated: Monday 3rd August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-206A1C
Object type: TRANCHET FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary soft hammer struck flake, sub semi-circular in plan, of pale white patinated light grey flint with a slightly darker band through the middle of the flake and a few small spots of iron stains. All flake scars to the dorsal face are also soft hammer and are struck centripetally from the curved edge, the ventral face has two small remnants of the (presumably) original ventral surface of the core tool, also to the curved edge. The distal end to the flake is broken transversely. This is appears to be a tranchet flake to sharpen the cutting edge of an adze or similar tool, if…
Created on: Monday 30th March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 24th November 2020
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