Record ID: HAMP-209ED2
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three bifacially knapped blades of late Palaeolithic date which appear to be side scrapers in a light grey flint. Two are of the relatively standard rectangular shape, although they vary in profile with one being almost flat and the other having steeper faces and presenting a higher dorsal line. The third scraper is kite-shaped (deltoid) and is thicker than the first but still appears flatter than the second of its companions with regards to profile (despite the contradicting measurements!). A small amount of cortex is retained on the distal end, although all three flints suffer from w…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Winchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-0E5B62
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One scraper and two small microliths from an area where many other Mesolithic flints have been discovered. The scraper is an end scraper, and is almost fan-like in shape, albeit a little more rounded. It is of dark grey flint and a large amount of the white cortex remains on the ventral face. The bulb of percussion and removal marks are clearly visible, and the meeting point with the cortex is very clearly demarcated - the circular sweep of removal is cut in a very deliberate and determinant fashion. The two microliths are also of the dark grey flint, but both are severely patinised…
Created on: Monday 1st October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-0DAFC0
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Mesolithic flint scraper, roughly bifacial along a distinct dorsal ridge, off which the faces fall sharply. One area along this ridge, however, has been deliberately flattened out to form a small platform, and the ventral face is completely flat. The scraper is made of a dark grey flint and suffers from both severe patinisation on the ventral side and iron staining on the dorsal. Other than this it is in good condition, and a similar example may be found in Bond (2002, 121; ref. 90).
Created on: Monday 1st October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-0CE437
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five different flint implements all from the same location within an area known to have large numbers of Mesolithic flints on the surface. There are two scrapers and three microliths, all of the same dark grey flint common to the locality. The scraper is quite large and crescent shaped, but only half the cortex has been removed on the dorsal face, exposing only the cutting edge, while all of it has been removed on the ventral face. The cortex runs almost exactly along the halfway line of the object, presenting a possibly deliberately contrasting effect. One of the microliths exhibits a…
Created on: Monday 1st October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-0C71E6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A set of nine lithic implements all from the same location, found in an area known to be a Mesolithic flint hotspot. The group comprises six different microliths, one side scraper, one core and one waste flake of early Mesolithic date. The core is a typical Mesolithic bi-polar type, of a greyish colour with some patinisation on the dorsal face. Removals are clearly visible, and the remnants of the core itself form an almost square shape. Further examples may be found in Bond (2002, 103) for comparison. Length: 53.86mm, Width: 40.03mm, Thickness: 31.31mm, Weight: 65.6g The scrape…
Created on: Monday 1st October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-0B27E2
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Mesolithic implements from a prolific area, found in association with each other. One is a small microlith of grey flint, the colour of which becomes darker at the thicker centre of the object. It is of a trapezoidal form, and appears to be almost blade-like were it not for the distinctive angle on the left side. The shape is indicative of the later Mesolithic, and a parallel may be found in Bond (2002, 119; ref.: 5.103:21). The second implement appears to be an end scraper, and is made of the same grey flint, although much of the cortex has been left on the right side of the i…
Created on: Monday 1st October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-438021
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A set of four lithic implements all found together, of different kinds but all dating to the Mesolithic period. The first object is a microlith of an obliquely blunted point type, demonstrating the typical curved outline with a flat back. It retains some cortex, but only on the distal end. Two pieces are waste flakes, which retain large amounts of the original cortex, but have patinised around stress lines, changing their original dark grey colour to a lighter shade. The final implement is somewhat perplexing, it has clearly been struck and removals have been made, but not enough to re…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-427C23
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two late Mesolithic lithic implements found in association: a small microblade and an equally small microlith, both are characteristically late Mesolithic in date. As shown in the dimensions below, the blade is incredibly small and all knapping work that has taken place is very precise and detailed. Some parts of the white cortex cling to the dark grey flint; their removal would have badly upset the balance of the object. The microlith is of the same dark grey flint, and some patinisation has taken place, leaving the typical white patterning on the ventral face. The bulb of percussion …
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-41EF92
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of Mesolithic microliths, both of later tanged forms, formed by removals from below the point. They are both of a broadly triangular shape, and present a separate pointed tang adjacent to the main triangular body. One, in a darker grey brown flint, is more rounded than the other, while both have an abrupt truncation of the angle of the edge of the triangle opposite to the tang. The more angular flint is of a brown yellow colour, and parts of the white cortex remain visible on the point itself. Angular, yellow-brown microlith: L.: 35.45mm, W.: 27.03mm, Th.: 9.15mm, Wt.: 5.95g…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-40ECF4
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Mesolithic microblades, both of a grey flint with an almost blue tinge. They are quite small and fine and must have demanded some very careful shaping to achieve their regular, rectangular form. Both are slightly patinised, the larger with the typical white patina spattered across both faces, the smaller with a more unusual darker one, which streaks across the proximal end. These blades are characteristic of the later Mesolithic period and examples of a very similar nature may be found in Bond (2001, 116; ref. 2) Larger Blade: L.: 38.45mm, W.: 12.15mm, Th.: 5.44mm, Wt.: 3.06g S…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-3FCFF4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A set of three Mesolithic flint tools all found together at a single location, a known source of Mesolithic flint implements of various types. All three are broadly bifacial, with retouching evident, but are representative of a graver, and two microliths which are described respectively below: The graver is of a dark, almost black flint, and almost appears to be coated in translucent bubbles, which are in reality very rough scars from a short and sharp knapping process. These scars appear on all three of this particular graver's main removal platforms, but other minor ones do not se…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-1EBB93
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small piece of Roman greyware, severely abraded and with few diagnostic features and now sub-triangular in form. The fabric appears coarse and is of a black colour, with a somewhat browner hue on the inner surface. There are also small patches of a whitish colour on the inner face.
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-1B2C72
Object type: BUILDING MATERIAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A set of five pieces of Roman ceramic building material. The fabric is, naturally, very coarse and contains quite large inclusions. All of the pieces are now irregular shapes. The colour varies between the fragments, ranging from a bright orangey red to an almost buff grey-yellow. The fragments range in size from 52.9 x 31.25 x 13.3mm, to 33.3 x 24.3 x 12.5mm. These sherds, the largest and smallest, weigh 32.3g and 9.9g respectively.
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-9BA5D4
Object type: CLEAVER
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large flint cleaver, with a significant amount of iron staining rendering the entire object a yellow brown colour. There is a large amount of white patination in addition to this, although the underlying colour appears to be a dark grey, almost black shade. The shape is almost triangular, with blunted corners, and a large knob on the left side of the dorsal face which is very blunt and mainly formed of cortex left on the object. It does not appear to have been used for more than a handle to manipulate the cutting edge on the right side. As implied above, large amounts of cortex remai…
Created on: Friday 27th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-9B8667
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint end scraper, almost square in shape at the distal end, before widening into a semi-circular proximal scraping and cutting surface. On the dorsal face this effect is somewhat marred by the presence of a relatively large amount of the cortex remaining at the proximal end. The flint is an irregular biface, with the ventral face very flat and smooth, despite a curve in the flint which is not really visible but may be felt. The flint itself is a grey colour, with areas of both lighter and darker grey shades, while the cortex is brown with an almost white surface showing throug…
Created on: Friday 27th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-9AEC12
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very neat bifacially knapped small blade, with two distinct cutting edges and the proximal end also sharpened. The flint itself is a dark grey colour, with smaller darker blotches which are almost black in places. The right cutting edge could be chipped, but could equally simply be irregular removal of flakes during sharpening. The shape is suggestive of a straight backed blade, and parallels may be found in Bond (2004, 89; refs. 5, 6) which suggest that the blade is of Upper Palaeolithic date.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-8B2CB3
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A large handaxe of a white-grey flint, with some iron staining patches, notably a circle of iron stain residue which has formed a ring on the dorsal face. There appears to be some cortex remaining on the ventral face, in addition to areas where a dark, almost black colour is visible in the flint itself. The distal end is very flat, and appears to have been smoothed or polished to obtain an almost shiny finish. Knapping marks remain visible along both cutting edges. The axe is suggested to be of Lower Palaeolithic date, as it presents a very angular shape as opposed to the rounded prof…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-75C215
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Upper Palaeolithic flint blade, bifacially knapped, with both edges sharpened. It is asymmetrical, and the distal left side of the blade is almost bulbous as it is thicker than the rest of the object. The flint itself is grey-white in colour, with a very small amount of iron staining. Some cortex remains on the tip on the dorsal face, and a grey brown patina appears in patches on both faces.
Created on: Friday 13th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winchester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-75A713
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Upper Palaeolithic flake end scraper on a retouched blank. The flint is a light grey in colour, with some iron staining on both faces and some white patina on the dorsal face. There are also some darker grey areas on both faces and one black patch present, on the ventral face. The bulb of percussion is very clearly defined in this example. A parallel may be found illustrated in Bond (2004, 86; ref. 10).
Created on: Friday 13th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winchester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-634840
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Three fragments of a silver-gilt 'fide' finger-ring, the hoop formed of two clasped hands with quatrefoil flowers either side. The third fragment features applied decoration in the form of heart sprouting two flowers, with a third flower above. Date: c. late 15th century Discussion: For 15th-century 'fide' finger-rings with clasped hands see Treasure Annual Report 2002, nos. 101, 102. The heart with sprouting flowers decoration can be found paralleled in a finger-ring published in the Treasure Annual Report 2004, no. 213. Dimensions: Fragment (1) - Length: 19.55 mm;…
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded.