Record ID: DOR-EDBD77
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core produced during the process of blade manufacture.The flint is light grey-brown. It is now largely covered in a heavy off-white patina with small areas of reddish brown ferrous staining, mainly on the flake scar ridges. A single platform core with multiple blade removals around one side. There is some recent damage to the distal and and the platform. Date: Probably Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - c. 7000 - 3000 BC  Dimensions: 41 mm x 27 mm Weight: 29.13 g
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
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Record ID: DOR-C07E57
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core. A single platform bladelet core of irregular shape, but tending towards conical. Made from a piece of dark grey pebble flint with a glossy, mottled blue-white patina. There is some abraded iron-stained cortex remaining. The rest of the "conical" surface is covered in multiple converging bladelet removal scars. The flakes have been removed from a single platform. The edges of the core show signs of deliberate platform edge abrasion. Date: Mesolithic- Neolithic - c. 10000 - 2350 BC Dimensions: 24.91 mm x 32.38 mm x 28.43 mm Weight: 27.98 g
Created on: Saturday 21st January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Record ID: DOR-499A83
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible tranchet axe. A small, irregularly flaked flint axe with an apparent failed tranchet sharpening at the cutting edge. Pale grey mottled flint, sometimes very coarse, with heavy off white-grey patina. Very sparse red-brown ferrous staining in places. Both long edges are extensively flaked on one edge and more irregularly flaked on the other, creating an irregular cross section. Both edges are straight but irregular, and there is an irregularly sub-rounded butt. At the opposite end, there is a large, deep flake removal at one edge, but the flake di…
Created on: Monday 28th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2023
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Record ID: DOR-02F0B6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint bladelet. A tertiary flake of off-white and beige patchy flint with a speckled off-white patina. A small bulb of percussion and striking platform at the distal end. The dorsal face has several parallel longitudinal flaking scars. The cross section is trapeziodal. There is some edge damage along one side and a break at the distal end. Date: Mesolithic to Neolithic Dimensions. 39.12 mm x 13.82 mm x 3.95 mm Weight: 2.20 g
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Record ID: DOR-EE4411
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible tranchet axe. A small, irregularly flaked flint axe with an apparent failed tranchet sharpening at the cutting edge. Pale grey and beige flint with a heavy chalky off-white patina and iron staining. Both long edges are extensively flaked from both faces, creating a ridged lozengiform cross section. One long edge is straight, the other is slightly wavy. It has a narrow, tapered butt. The opposite end has some edge damage and the cutting edge may have been more flared. There is a small flake removal at one edge. but the flake did not travel far enough across to create a prope…
Created on: Monday 27th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: DOR-94FA1F
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint tranchet axehead. Crudely made on a nodule fragment, the object is irregularly bifacially flaked. It is pointed oval in shape with a crude oval section. The cutting edge is formed by removal of an oblique flake across the end of the axe. A small area of thick, chalky cortex remains on one face. There is an area of dissolved out chalk pocket on the face near the cutting edge. The flint is opaque, mid-beige with a mid-gloss patina with areas of light beige less silicious flint. Date: Late Mesolithic: 6500 - 4000 BC Dimensions: 84.1 mm x 52 mm x 37.2 mm. Weight: 200.1 g
Created on: Monday 13th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
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Record ID: DOR-94495A
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint multi-platform core. The core has two faces and up to four platforms. One set of flakes may be to set up a platform. Thin, worn cortex remains on a rounded lower area of the core. One face shows well defined small blade flake scars or bladelets. The flint is opaque, dark mottled grey with beige areas of less silacious flint and has a mid gloss patina. Date: Possibly Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic 6500 - 3300 BC Dimensions: 34.7 mm x 37.3 mm x 25.8 mm Weight: 42.1 g
Created on: Monday 13th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
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Record ID: DOR-9D59EA
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flint blade flake probably produced during blade manufacture. Sub-rectangular, it has a triangular cross-section.The flint is mid-grey and is now covered in a thin smooth layer of speckled blue-white recortification giving a low-gloss patina. Thick nodular cortex remains on around 70% of the dorsal face from the distal end down the central ridge of the flake with surrounding linear blade flake removal scars. The ventral face is concave and shows no apparent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. Date: Mesolithic 10000 BC to 4000 BC. Dimensions: 47.4m…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-C7580E
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small tertiary flint flake. Sub-oval, the flint is opaque and mid-grey with less silaceous beige areas and is now covered in a thin layer of speckled re-cortification giving a low-gloss patina. The dorsal face shows parallel blade removal scars, the ventral face has a low bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. Probably debitage from bladelet production. Dimensions: 32.3mm x 15.3mm x 6.5mm. Weight: 2.17g. Date: Possibly Mesolithic - c. 10000 BC to 4000 BC.
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-C74BE3
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small tertiary flint bladelet. Sub-rectangular with a triangular cross-section, the flint is opaque and mottled mid-grey, now covered in a layer of off-white speckled re-cortification giving a low-gloss patina, areas of reddish brown ferrous staining mainly to ridges are also visible. The dorsal face shows parallel blade removal scars, the ventral face has a low bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. Date: Mesolithic 10000 BC to 4000 BC. Dimensions: 26.5mm x 14.5mm x 4.7mm. Weight: 2.03g.
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-C73067
Object type: SERRATED IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small serrated bladelet manufactured on a secondary flake of flint. Elongate with one end rounded and one end rectilinear with a trapezoidal cross-section, the flint is semi-opaque and mid-grey, now covered in a thin layer of speckled re-cortification giving a low-gloss patina. Cortex remains along the whole of the left side margin of the dorsal face. The left side margin of the ventral face is almost entirely covered in a fine serrated re-touch with around 16 teeth. Dimensions: 29.3mm x 13.8mm x 4.7mm. Weight: 1.46g. Date: Mesolithic 10000 BC to 4000 BC.
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 22nd July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-C3A327
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three flint waste flakes from the manufacture of small blades. All are secondary flakes of grey-brown patchy flint with off white mottles. All have a low gloss patina and retain small areas of abraded nodule cortex. 1] A small bulb of percussion and a small striking platform at the proximal end. Broken at the distal end.Several small parallel blade removals on the dorsal face. Dimensions:33 mm x 19 mm x 6 mm 2] A small bulb of percussion and a small striking platform at the proximal end. Several small parallel blade removals on the dorsal face. Dimensions:39 mm x 18 mm x 6 mm 3] …
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-A03653
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A prismatic flint blade. A tertiary flake of mid grey- brown flint with a thick blue-white patina. The distal and proximal ends have been broken off and the breaks are unpatinated. The blade has a deep, trapeziodal cross section. The ventral face is quite smooth. There are several parallel, longitudinal flaking scars on the dorsal face. Date: Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC - 3500 BC Dimensions: 38.78mm x 14.15mm x 6.87mm. Weight: 5.19g.
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-96BDA7
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary retouched blade flake produced during the process of blade manufacture. The flake is sub-oval with one end rounded, one end diagonally rectilinear. The flint is semi-translucent and mid-brown with a mid-gloss patina. The dorsal face shows a removal of three narrow parallel blade flakes, the left side margin and proximal end shows very fine scaled, semi-abrupt retouch indicating possible use as a knife or manufacture of a microlith, this retouch is also present on the right side margin of the ventral face and maybe a result of abrasion during use. The ventral face shows a sm…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th June 2018
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Record ID: DOR-E83322
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small multi-platform flint core. The mid-grey flint is patinated white and there is an area of worn, off-white nodule cortex remaining on one face. There are several bladelet removal made in three directions. The platforms have been abraded. Date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - c. 7000 to 3500 BC Weight: 18 g
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Record ID: DOR-ECDBB1
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core produced during the process of blade manufacture. The core is conical in shape and has two platforms; there is a primary platform with working around almost all of its circumference and some minimal opposed end flaking from a secondary platform at the tip. The flint is opaque, mid to light grey with a high-gloss patina. A small area of cortex remains covering no more than 5% of the surface. Multiple linear blade removal scars are visible around all sides. There is no significant evidence for platform dressing or abrasion. Date: Late Mesolithic to early Neolithic 7000 …
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2018
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Record ID: DOR-628CBB
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Group B type microlith made on a semi-translucent, tertiary flake of light brown to grey flint with a mid-gloss patina. The object has a pointed oval shape with a triangular cross section. The dorsal face shows parallel, linear flaking scars and short, scaled, abrupt retouch along half of the left side margin. Late Mesolithic: 6500 to 4000BC Dimensions : 23mm x 8.5mm x 2mm Weight : 0.5g
Created on: Saturday 23rd September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: DOR-3A1812
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Group B type micrcrolith made on a semi-translucent tertiary flake of light brown to grey flint with a mid-gloss patina. The object has an irregular trapezoidal shape and trapezoidal cross section with a curved right side and straight left side, tapering to a sharp point. The dorsal face shows long parallel removal scars and short, scaled, abrupt retouch along the whole of the left side and along one third of the right side from the proximal end upwards. Late Mesolithic: 6500 to 4000BC. Dimensions: 36mm x 12mm x 2.5mm. Weight: 1.3g.
Created on: Thursday 21st September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: DOR-34EBB9
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a flint tranchet axehead. The object is irregularly bifacially flaked, with an asymmetrical cross-section. The margins are crude and sometimes markedly 'zig-zag': there are some areas of deliberate battering to blunt them. The cutting edge (now damaged, either in use or post-loss) is formed by removal of an oblique flake across the end of the axe. The break is slightly oblique, the presence of a small bulb on one edge of the break may indicate deliberate 'anvil' breakage. The axe has a matt off white , all over patina with some reddish brown ferrous stains. Date: Mesolithic…
Created on: Monday 10th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2017
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Record ID: DOR-E6FCA7
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bladelet 1: A flint bladelet produced in the process of blade/microlith manufacture. The flake is sub-oval with a trapezoidal cross section. The dorsal face shows four parallel, linear blade removal scars, the distal end terminates in a hinge fracture. The ventral face shows a prominent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a hard hammer. The flint is now covered in a smooth off-white re-cortification and has a mid-gloss patina. Date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic: 6500 - 3300 BC. Dimensions: 25mm x 17.9mm Weight: 2.4g Bladelet 2: A flint bladelet produced in the pro…
Created on: Monday 12th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2018
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