Record ID: IOW-E95389
Object type: PICK
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic flint implement, probably a pick (c. 6500 BC-c. 3500 BC). This implement, made on an elongated pebble, is sub-triangular in plan and sub-circular in cross-section. About 60% of the cortex is retained and has multi-directional flake removals. The cortex at the front (first image) is pitted and battered indicating that it was also used as a hammerstone. The butt is slightly oblique and has several small removals. The point has cortex on one side and has been flaked on the opposite side. The back has a large natural fracture and is mainl…
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6A8E3A
Object type: PICK
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Neolithic flint pick (c. 4000 BC-c. 3501 BC). There is a break at the cutting edge. The implement has been made from an elongated pebble. It is sub-rectangular in plan and roughly pointed-oval in cross-section. In side view it is sub-triangular in shape. It has multi-directional flaking with some cortex on each face and at the butt end. The cortex at the butt end as well as a flake scar has been battered as if used as a hammer-stone. The patina varies from dark grey at the butt end to pale buff at the old break. Length: 133.5mm; width: 61.3mm; thickness…
Created on: Saturday 23rd March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-62CD5E
Object type: PICK
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Neolithic flint pick (c. 4000 BC-c. 3501 BC). The implement is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section and has large flake scars. In side view, the cutting edge is 'V'-shaped. There are two areas of pale brown cortex close to the butt end. It has been battered along one vertical edge. This implement is dark and mid-grey with creamy mottling. Length: 99.4mm; width: 47.4mm; thickness: 37.6mm. Weight: 189.89g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-729207
Object type: PICK
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Neolithic flint pick or adze (c. 4200 BC-c. 2900 BC). This implement has been made from an elongated pebble. It is sub-rectangular and sub-triangular in cross-section. The dorsal face has a large area of buff cortex and about 85% of the edges have been steeply knapped. The ventral face has been entirely knapped and one edge has been battered. At the cutting edge, steep removals form a sharp tip and the butt is rounded. Length: 166.5mm; width: 55.8mm; thickness: 36.7mm. Weight: c. 427.0g. Surface find within the inter-tidal zone. This implement, similar to …
Created on: Friday 11th October 2013
Last updated: Saturday 12th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-24ADF3
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic flint pick (c. 6500 BC-c. 2100 BC). This is about 50% of the implement and is the butt end. It is sub-triangular in plan and cross-section and has been knapped overall except for a small area of cortex. There are several natural cavities on one face. The surfaces, including the break, are dark grey with off-white mottling. Length: 92.02mm; width: 50.32mm; thickness: 39.57mm. Weight: 175.87. Although the implement was found within the inter-tidal zone, the arrises are sharp and there is no marine growth.
Created on: Sunday 27th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 27th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-F59EE1
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Mesolithic to Neolithic flint pick (c. 6500 BC-c. 2100 AD). This implement is sub-triangular in plan and cross-section and is humped at one side. It is wide and thick at the butt end and tapers to a point. It has been knapped overall except for a small area close to the butt where there is a patch of buff cortex. At one side of the cortex a small area has been battered when it was probably used as a hammer-stone. The surfaces are light and dark grey with off-white mottling and red staining. Length: 113.22mm; width: 57.83mm; thickness: 56.57mm. Weight: c. 306.0g.
Created on: Sunday 25th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 25th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-1BACE5
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic flint pick. This implement is pointed oval in plan and side view. It is roughly 'D'-shaped in cross-section close to the butt and cutting edge but at the centre it is pentagonal in cross-section. One face is predominately covered with cortex and the remaining surfaces are flaked overall. It has a pointed butt and the cutting edge has four long lateral flake scars at the front. The cortex has numerous percussion marks and appears to have been used as a hammerstone. This implement is particularly wide and thick in relation to its length. It…
Created on: Monday 2nd January 2012
Last updated: Monday 2nd January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-18BF77
Object type: PICK
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint pick of probable Early Neolithic date (3500 BC-2900 BC). The pick is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. It has been made from an elongated flint pebble and has been almost knapped overall. There is a small amount of cortex at the butt end. The arrises are generally sharp. The asymmetrical cutting edge is not particularly sharp. This pick is light grey with some creamy mottling. The cortex is orange buff and there are three natural voids. This implement, similar to many others found in the Isle of Wight, is probably a local product as flint…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-BF2965
Object type: PICK
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint pick of probable Early Neolithic date (3500 BC-2900 BC). The pick is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. It has been made from an elongated flint pebble and has been knapped overall. Some small areas of off-whitish grey cortex survive on the dorsal and ventral faces and also the butt end. The arrises are generally sharp. However, two on the dorsal face appear to have been deliberately battered. The asymmetrical cutting edge is sharp. This pick has a well developed shiny patina that ranges in colour from light buff to dark brown. It is in per…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-CDDA91
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Mesolithic to early Neolithic pick (c. 6500 BC c. 2900 BC).The pick, made from an elongated flint nodule, is largely trapezoidal in cross-section. However the butt end is semi-circular in cross-section. It has been crudely flaked and is 'waisted' at the centre. In side view it is 'hog-backed'. In plan, the cutting edge is slightly pointed (almost semi-circular) and its side view is 'V'-shaped. The upper face of the butt end is battered and has been used as a hammer. The flint is mainly buff/beige and has some slightly darker areas. 183.2 x 70.4 x 56.2mm. Weight: 696g…
Created on: Friday 25th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 28th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6B5DB7
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pick of Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date (c. 6500 BC-c. 2900 BC). The implement is made of chert and has been knapped overall to form a sub-rectangular shape in plan. It is sub-triangular in cross-section, blunt at the butt end and the cutting edge is in the form of a three faced point. This implement is probably a local product as chert occurs naturally in the Isle of Wight. 178.4 x 64.1 x 42.3mm. Weight: c. 466g. Donated by the finder to the Isle of Wight Heritage Service.
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-44EB38
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date (6500 BC-2900 BC). The pick is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. It has been made from an elongated flint pebble and some small areas of a grey cortex survive on the dorsal face and the butt end. It has been knapped overall on the ventral face and also along both sides. The cutting edge is pointed and the butt end is rounded and blunt. This implement, similar to others found in the Isle of Wight inter-tidal zone, is coloured dark grey, grey, orange and buff. It was found as a surface find …
Created on: Monday 18th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-677D60
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date (6500 BC - 2900 BC). Length: 128.2mm; width: 45.5mm; thickness: 37.1mm; weight: 252.56g. This pick has been knapped overall except for a small area at one side of the butt where a creamy coloured cortex is present. It is characteristically hump-backed and is an elongated sub-oval shape in plan. In plan, the sides are roughly parallel and then taper near the bottom towards the cutting edge which has been achieved by very large flake removals on two of the opposite faces. In side view, the pick is widest at the butt end …
Created on: Sunday 22nd March 2009
Last updated: Sunday 30th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-37A392
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (6500 BC – 2900 BC). Length: 106.4mm; width: 52.2mm and 40.8 thick. Weight: 215.09g. This pick has been knapped overall. It is characteristically ‘hump-backed’ and is an elongated sub-oval shape in plan. In plan, the sides flare outwards slightly towards the cutting edge which has been achieved by crude radial flaking on the dorsal face. The rear face of the cutting edge does not have a transverse flake removal. In side view, the pick is widest at about 2/3 of the way down from the butt. At this point, on the dor…
Created on: Thursday 26th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-914933
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (6500 BC - 2900 BC). Length: 121.8mm; width: 46.2mm and 35.8mm thick. Weight: 247.54g. This pick has been knapped overall except for a small area at one side of the butt where a creamy coloured cortex is present. It is characteristically hump-backed and is an elongated sub-oval shape in plan. In plan, the sides flare outwards slightly towards the cutting edge which has been achieved by crude radial flaking on the dorsal face. The rear face of the cutting edge does not have a transverse flake removal. In side view, the p…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-FF0843
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (c. 6500 BC – c. 2900 BC). Length 161.3mm, maximum width 61.3mm and maximum thickness 43.2mm. Weight 410.0g. This pick, like other similar implements found in the Isle of Wight, is characteristically hump-backed. In plan, from the centre, the width generally narrows towards the butt and widens towards the cutting edge. It is sub-triangular in cross-section forming three main faces. Flaking covers the whole of each face and just a small area of cortex is present on the crest where two of the faces abut. The cutting …
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-17FD66
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Complete chert pick or adze of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (7000 BC - 3000 BC). Length 172mm, width 59mm and 45mm thick. Weight 472g. The implement is sub-triangular in cross-section and when viewed from the side, has a "hump-backed" appearance. It is possible that this implement was made from a water-worn chert "pebble". The cutting edge is formed by four abrupt, long parallel removals. There is "pitting" on one face and one edge at the butt end indicating that the implement has also been used as a hammer. Mid-brown colour overall.
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bembridge Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-178882
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (7000 BC – 3000 BC). Length 148mm, width 62mm and 46mm thick. Weight 512g. The implement is sub-triangular in cross-section and when viewed from the side, is “hump-backed”. The removals cover the whole of the surface except for a small area of surviving cortex along one of the edges. The cutting edge is formed by a number of semi-abrupt, long and parallel removals. The implement has an orange/brown patina overall and the cortex is pale grey.
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bembridge Parish', grid reference and parish protected.