Record ID: HAMP-CCD177
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hand made coarseware fragment from the rim of a late Saxon/early-medieval jar type open vessel (c. 950 - c. 1050 AD). The sherd has a dark coloration due to non-oxidisation during firing. Some sooting indicates use as a cooking vessel with inclusions of a flint temper (some of which has been burnt). The sherd has suffered a small chip in the rim surface. On the complete vessel the rim would have been approximately 140mm in diameter.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-CD8F02
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large piece of Roman box flue tile, with the side face scored for practical purpose with a mixture of horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. The large inclusion of a pebble indicates the nature of the coarseware used. Smoothed on visible side, with raised edge at bottom end. There is rounding of the edges caused by wear while buried, as box tiles were designed to have clean edges to fit together better. Other damage includes severe scratches.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-CF2F28
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, probably Late Neolithic in date (based on the most similar examples in Bond (2004, 147; ref. 180). One barb is broken with the point missing. The tang is relatively thick (6.9mm) and appears off centre due to a small chip. The point of the head is also snapped off.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-CFCF74
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small leaf-shaped flint arrowhead, with small amounts of iron stain forming on the dorsal side. There is some patina on the right side of the dorsal side. On the ventral side there is a completely flat face; there are three clear faces on the dorsal. The point is broken off and there is a small chip in the left cutting edge, when looking at the dorsal face. The very deliberate leaf shape leads to the conclusion that this is an arrowhead rather than a microlith, and the date of Later Neolithic is suggested by a similar example, albeit more damaged, in Bond (2004, 142; ref. F140).
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-D090F5
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A multiplatform mesolithic flint core of dark flint with very little iron staining. The cortex remains visible on the distal end and along the ventral side. Relatively little has been removed from the core, and the negative flake scars remain very visible, and Classical Alternate Flaking is suggested as having occurred.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-E00C26
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An ovate flint handaxe of Lower Palaeolithic date. The implement is bi-facially worked and roughly symmetrical both in plan and profile. The flake removals cover the whole of both surfaces, and colour varies from a dark orange-brown to pale grey and buff, the majority being of a yellow shade. There is a small shallow hole on the ventral face, at the proximal end which looks deliberate due to its regular shape. In addition to this, also on the ventral face, there are two incised lines which are deeper than the knapped surface.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: HAMP-E07EB3
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: City of Portsmouth
Workflow stage: Published
A cordate Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe, bifacially knapped and lightly iron stained. There are areas which appear a pale buff colour on each side as they have not been stained. The remaining area is coloured in shades ranging between mustard yellow and a dark brown on the edges of the most stained areas. There is a small shallow hole in the ventral face of irregular shape.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: HAMP-62E216
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Two adjoining fragments from a 12th-century silver finger ring. The wide bezel is divided into three sub-rectangular panels, each field bearing engraved cruciform decoration with niello in the recesses. Between and beyond the panels the hoop is thinner. The finger-ring is now tarnished and somewhat bent out of original shape, with some areas of niello missing. Discussion: The form of the finger-ring and some of its decorative motifs are comparable with an example published in the Treasure Annual Report 2004, no. 170. Dimensions: Fragment (1) - Length: 22.225 mm; width…
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Droxford', 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
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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-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-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
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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-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
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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
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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
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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-EF4857
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A range of fourteen flint implements of Mesolithic date, all found within the same vicinity. Half of the assemblage constitute flakes (debitage or waste material), some of which have been heavily struck, as has a core. In light of the presence of such a high percentage of waste it is difficult to infer that the set was deposited during the creative process, although this is clearly one explanation for the presence of such a large group. The implements include one microlith and one side scraper. The microlith is very thin and is in the shape of a triangular prism, with two much sharp…
Created on: Friday 24th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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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-40DB75
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six separate finds, all of Mesolithic date, four of which are microliths, one of which is a large burin and one is a small but surprisingly thick waste flake. Of the four microliths, two are of dark grey black flint and two are of a more brown flint colour. Two are of an middle Mesolithic C type, being blunted down one edge and across the base, although different in their specifics: one is base blunted obliquely, while the other is 'trapeze' shaped, with concave blunted edges. Very similar examples of these types may be found in Bond (2001, 97; refs. C1a, C8c). The remaining two mi…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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