Record ID: SWYOR-8B335D
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A flint burin of probable Mesolithic date, about 9000 - 4000 BC. The tool is formed on a blade of mottled light grey flint. It is sub-rectangular in plan and triangular in section. The distal end has been worked to form the burin on the distal left corner. There are short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt removals on the distal and and distal left side leaving a wide chisel tip. The blade is 39.3mm long, 13.5mm wide and 5.8mm thick. 2.68g.
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Last updated: Saturday 25th April 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-9CE472
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint flakes; debitage from flint working of unknown date, Mesolithic or Neolithic, from 9000 BC - 2200 BC. Both flakes are of translucent grey flint; one (A2) is darker in colour and the other (A1) has a tiny amount of cortex at the proximal end. Both have previous flake scars on their dorsal face.
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 6th March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-9C67A1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint lithic implement, a probable chopper of Mesolithic date, about 9000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed from a secondary chunk ofmottled light grey flint which is opaque and has one face covered in cortex. There are also large chalky inclusions. It is sun-rectangular in plan, wedge shaped at one end, and sub-rectangular in scross-section. There are at least five removals from the tapering end. These are struck towards the main body of the object and form a unifacial working edge (as distinct from a chopping tool which is bifacial). Onlt the one end of the tool is worked. Examples of ch…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 6th March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-72CEA1
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A flint retouched flake of probable Neolithic date, 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on heavily patinated and water worn flint, making the arises and edges very rounded and the working difficult to define. The tertiary flake is elliptical in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. There is very worn, probably short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch on both sides. The flake is 47.6mm long, 21.2mm wide and 7.3mm thick. 6.83g.
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th February 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-729521
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A flint retouched flake of probable Neolithic date, 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on heavily patinated and water worn flint, making the arrises and edges very rounded and the working difficult to define. The secondary flake has some cortex on the right side. The flake is ovoid in plan and sub-triangular in section. There is very worn, probably short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch on the distal end and left side. The flake is 45.7mm long, 25.8mm wide and 8.9mm thick. 9.72g.
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-721982
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A flint microlith dating from the Mesolithic period, about 9000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on partially patinated grey flint and is sub-triangular in plan and triangular in cross-section. There is very fine short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch on both long edges and the proximal end. The distal end is snapped. The flint is 27.7mm long, 10.4mm wide and 2.2mm thick. 0.57g.
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-8A9EA9
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint burin, probably of late Mesolithic date, 8000 BC - 4000 BC. It is sub-rectangular in plan, with a point projecting to the left at the distal end. It is irregular in cross-section, broadly piriform. It is formed on a thick piece of grey flint with a large white inclusion. The striking platform is patinated to grey. Large flakes have been removed from both faces, from both ends, and the distal end is V shaped. Many edges have edge damage or possible platform preparation. The distal end of the upper face is retouched with short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt removals. The point is …
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-DD72D6
Object type: BORER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint borer, of probable Mesolithic date, dating from about 9000 BC - 4000 BC. The flint is a tertiary flake, is dark brown in colour, and has no patination. It is sub-triangular in plan and sub-rectangular in section. The borer has been formed on the proximal left corner. There is short, scaled, semi-abrupt soft hammer retouch to the pointed proximal end on the left hand side forming a notch, and a small section of similar retouch carried out from the ventral face on the right hand side. There are previous removal scars on the dorsal face and the striking platform is no longer pres…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-CE2C26
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint scraper probably dating from the late Neolithic or Bronze Age period, about 3300 BC - 1000 BC. It is formed on orange flint with white inclusions. Cortex survives on the left side of the proximal end. It is sub-rectangular in plan, flaring towards the distal end, and trapezoidal in section but with a concave ventral face. The right side and distal end are worked with short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch, some on the ventral face. The scraper is 34.5mm long, 21.2mm wide and 10.1mm thick. 6.67g.
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-CE136E
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint knife probably dating from the Neolithic period, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on translucent dark grey flint. It is sub-oval in plan and sub-rectangular in section. The right side is worked with short, sub-parallel, low-angle retouch. The distal end also has some larger removals which are short, sub-parallel and abrupt, possible forming a scraper. The knife is 47.5mm long, 28.8mm wide and 8.1mm thick. 10.15g.
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-CE02E2
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint lithic implement; a knife and scraper combination tool dating from the Neolithic period, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on translucent grey flint with white and black inclusions. It is sub-circular in plan and sub-rectangular in section. The sides and distal end are worked with long, sub-parallel, retouch, low angle on the side to form the knife, and semi-abrupt on the end to form the scraper. The right side is broken. The lithic implement is 41.3mm long, 40.8mm wide, 8.6mm thick. 10.13g.
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-CDDF43
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A polished flint axe dating from the Neolithic period, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed from opaque, light grey flint. It is oval in section, faceted at the blade end, and egg shaped in plan. It has covering, scaled, low-angle flaking, and the blade end, about one third of the axe, is polished. One side of the cutting blade is chipped and damaged. The axe is 65mm long, 37.3mm wide and 16.5mm thick. 39.9g. The incomplete polishing may be explained by the axe having been broken and then reworked (Keving Leahy, pers. comm., 4/12/14). The small size of the axe could suggest that i…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Monday 8th December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-CDB8E1
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint tranchet axehead or pick of Mesolithic date, about 9000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on opaque yellow grey flint. It is sub-rectangular in plan with one rounded end and slightly convex sides. It is a thick oval in section. Both sides are covered with large flaked removals, leaving no cortex. A fresh notch in the working end is probably later damage. The proximal end is an oblique, lozenge shaped platform. The pick is 129.2mm long, 34.8mm wide and 28mm thick. 139g. Edge dmage shows that the pick was used, but this sort of tool is also found deposited in graves (Jason Dodds, pers.…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-B81A89
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched blade of probable Neolithic date, dating from about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flake of mottled translucent grey flint, with speckles of patina forming. It is rhomboid in plan, oblique ends with straight sides, with the distal right corner rounded. The distal end also has a worked point in the middle of the lefthand side of the end. It is sub-triangular in section, with a single dorsal ridge along the central of the flake. The distal end is retouched with short, sub-parallel, abrupt removals, mainly worked from the ventral face. The left edge is al…
Created on: Sunday 30th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-B7F590
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint lithic implement, possibly a microlithic tool, of probable Mesolithic date, dating from about 9000 BC - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flake of mettled brown and grey flint, with speckles of patina. It is sub-triangular in plan, with a point in the centre of the left side, and concave edges leading to it. The distal and proximal ends are rounded. It is sub-triangular in section, with a single dorsal ridge along the flake. Removals at the proximal end make it rounded, most of the removals appear to be on the ventral face, but worked from the proximal end towards the rest f…
Created on: Sunday 30th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-5A220A
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
A flint scraper of probable Bronze Age date, about 2200 BC - 1000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flake of yellow grey flint. It is sub-rectangular in plan and trapezoidal in section. There is short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch on all sides, but it is crudely worked. It is 26.5mm long, 21.9mm wide and 12.1mm thick. 7.45g.
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-3076AC
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
A flint microburin of Mesolithic date, about 10,000 - 4000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flake of light grey flint. It is oval in plan with a concave distal right side, and is sub-triangular in section. There is short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch along the distal right side forming the concave edge and a point at the distal end. A removal along the left side of the ventral face completes the buring point. It is 10mm long, 5.8mm wide and 1.9mm thick. 0.1g.
Created on: Monday 24th November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-0AF7F3
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
121 small pieces of flint of uncertain date and function, possibly debitage from flint working. The flints are all an opaque mottled light grey/white colour and range from 5mm - 16mm in size. Some are partially patinated and some pieces retain cortex. The total weight of the collection is 22g. Though these flints do not display evidence of having been struck, they are recorded as they are from an area without naturally occuring flint. They may be gravel or grit brought in as part of a bird rearing routine or other reason.
Created on: Monday 10th November 2014
Last updated: Sunday 10th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-08E15E
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
180 small pieces of flint of uncertain date and function, possibly debitage from flint working. The flints are all an opaque mottled light grey/white colour and are predominantly less than 10x10mm in size. Some are partially patinated and some pieces retain cortex. The total weight of the collection is 26.9g. Though these flints do not display evidence of having been struck, they are recorded as they are from an area without naturally occuring flint. They may be gravel or grit brought in as part of a bird rearing routine or other reason.
Created on: Monday 10th November 2014
Last updated: Sunday 10th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-D28A87
Object type: BORER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint borer of possible Mesolithic date ranging from 9000 BC - 4000 BC. The flint is a tertiary flake, light grey coloured and is patinated. The original driection of striking is difficult to determine. Described as it is photographed, it is sub-triangular in plan and sub-trapezoid in section. There is short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt, soft hammer retouch to the upper edge of the right hand side towards the pointed distal end, carried out from the ventral side of the flint. Further similar, but slightly larger removals from the distal end form the borer at the distal right corner. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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