Record ID: HESH-0ECE93
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked / knapped flint side and end scraper of Neolithic date, 2350 - 800BC. The scraper has retouch which cuts through the patination indicating that it was re-used at a later date, possibly in the Early Bronze Age period. The flint is sub oval in plan and irregular in section. The scraper was probably formed from debitage. Cortex is present indicating that the flint is from the secondary phase of working of the core. Patination is present on the majority of the surface in a light white / grey colour. Later retouch which cuts through the patination reveals flint which is mid grey i…
Created on: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-F265A1
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped / struck flint blade probably dating to the late Mesolithic period, circa 7000-3500 BC. The blade is sub-rectangular in plan and roughly triangular in profile. No cortex is present indicating that this is a tertiary blade. The flint is a translucent light -mid brown colour. The dorsal surface as a single central longitudinal ridge. Evidence of retouch on all edges. Concoindal ripples are present on the ventral surface and there is some damage probably caused by movement in the plough soil. Length: 29.24mm. Width: 11.09mm. Thickness: 3.21mm. Weight: 1.0g.
Created on: Sunday 23rd March 2014
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-49B391
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped, struck flint flake probably dating from the Late Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age periods, circa 3500BC - 1500BC. This is a tertiary flake as no cortex survives. In plan, the flake is sub oval with one straight edge. The section is roughly lentoid. The flint is fine grained, with a an uneven light brown / light blue-grey patina. The surfaces of the flint are shiny. The ventral surface is smooth with a bulb of percussion and concoidal ripples clearly visible. The dorsal face has 1 central ridge. The distal end terminates in a feathered fracture. The flake measur…
Created on: Wednesday 19th February 2014
Last updated: Sunday 16th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-497066
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped / struck flint flake probably dating from the Late Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age periods, circa 3500BC-1500BC. The flake has been reworked from a piece of tertiary debitage. In plan, the flake is sub-rectangular, with rounded corners at the distal end. The section is sub-trapezoidal. The flint is medium grained, with a light grey / yellow patina with flecks of dark grey. The surfaces of the flint are matte. The ventral surface is smooth. A bulb of percussion is present but concoidal ripples are not discernible. The dorsal surface has 3 main facets with no evidenc…
Created on: Wednesday 19th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-48BF68
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped / worked flint flake probably dating from the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age periods, circa 3500BC-1500BC. The flake has been reworked from a piece of tertiary debitage. In plan, the top of the flake has a broadly straight edge, and roughly parallel sides which meet at a central, rounded point. The section is sub-triangular. The flint is fine-grained, with an uneven light grey / blue patination. The surfaces of the flint are shiny. The ventral surface is smooth with visible concoidal ripples. The bulb of percussion is very shallow indicating the use of a soft hammer. The…
Created on: Wednesday 19th February 2014
Last updated: Sunday 16th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-22B062
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete struck / knapped flint tanged arrowhead dating to the Middle Bronze Age, c. 2500BC to c. 1500 BC. The arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan with one surviving barb and a central tang. The second tang is missing due to modern damage. The arrowhead is broadly lentoid in cross section. The flint is an uneven grey / blue colour with flecks of light grey patina. The flint is a tertiary flake as all of the cortex has been removed. It has been knapped using a number of different techniques, with evidence of pressure flaking along all sides and multi-directional retouch on both ve…
Created on: Monday 17th February 2014
Last updated: Friday 14th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-806954
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary worked flint probably dating to the late Neolithic period, circa 2700-2350BC. Identified by Peter Reavil as a thumbnail / side-end scraper formed from the snapped end of a long blade. The scraper is complete. The dorsal and ventral sides of the scraper are light, milky grey in colour. An opaque, white patinated surface survives which was probably exposed while the rest of the flint remained below soil. The dorsal side of the scraper has been heavily re-worked in multiple directions with some conchoidal ripple marks clearly visible. Evidence of scaled and sub-parallel retouc…
Created on: Thursday 16th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-CEB224
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade with a large chip near the distal end but which is otherwise complete. The flint dates to the late Mesolithic period, circa 6,300 - 4,300BC. The blade is sub-oval in plan view and sub-triangular in section. The striking platform has been removed as a result of re-working but the bulb of percussion and part of the bulbal scar is present on the ventrical face. The ventrical face is smooth and shiny with concentric circles surrounding the bulb of percussion just discernable. There are surface scratches and slight pitting on the ventrical face surrounding an area of damage n…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.