Record ID: SOM-8EB056
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped flint secondary blade with retouch creating two notches possibly as a preliminary to making a microlith. The proximal end, with the bulb of percussion, has already been removed, probably for the same purpose. The percussion ripploes remain on the ventral face thought the bulb is removed. It is broadly triangular in plan, thickening at the distal end, with aris running down the centre of the dorsal face and scars suggesting previous parallel blade removals from the same platform. There is a small patch (less than 5%) of cortex at the distal end. The edges are chipped all the…
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 9th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-9BBD73
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Proximal end of a snapped blade with retouch along the distal end, Mesolithic in date. The bulb of percussion and a bulb scar remains at the proximal end of the ventral face. Small area of short semi-abrupt retouch at the proximal of the right edge on the dorsal face. The distal end has been snapped with a notch from the left edge taking up about a third of the width. The remainder of the snap has been retouched with short, semi-abrupt retouch, creating a straight edge ending in a point at the distal right corner (seen form the dorsal face) . The flint is translucent mid-grey. It meas…
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9ABBB1
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small Mesolithic tertiary piece with areas of retouch. It is triangular, widening towards the distal end where it ends in a snap. It has a small bulb of percussion on the ventral face. It has short, semi-abrupt scalar retouch down the left edge on the ventral face including one notch. On the distal end there is abrupt short scalar retouch across half the end, presumably a notch that was then snapped. Medium grey-brown flint with paler mottling. It is 25.4mm long, 12.3mm wide and 3.0mm thick; it weighs 0.83 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-CDC496
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable flint microburin of Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. A long, fairly thin tertiary flake, removed using a hard hammer. To the left side (when viewed from the dorsal face), at the distal end, there is a small notch. This may be the result of accidental or post-depositional damage, but is a typical feature of microburins, where a notch is deliberately created to allow the microlith to be snapped away. The flint is light buff-grey in colour. Length: 16.17mm, Width: 10.94mm, Thickness: 3.28mm, Weight: 0.53g
Created on: Tuesday 31st August 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3F84E2
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four flint microburins and possible microburins of Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. 1. Length: 35.78mm, Width: 14.23mm, Thickness: 5.33mm, Weight: 2.32g Long tertiary flake. Evidence of platform preparation at the proximal end of the dorsal face. The microlith has been snapped from the left side leaving a notch with a long thin scar above. To the ventral face the bulb is diffuse, but the ripple lines are fairly strong. The flint is light brown in colour with a shiny patina speckled with creamy patches. 2. Length: 21.58mm, Width: 20.64mm, Thickness: 4.28mm, We…
Created on: Thursday 12th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 13th August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D9D524
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five flint microburins of various sizes found together with large collection of Mesolithic to early Bronze Age flint tools and flint working debris dispersed over a field. Microburins are by-products of microlith production. All have long thin, longitudinal flaking scars on the dorsal face and a small notch on one side where the microlith has been snapped from the burin. None show any evidence of further retouch. The following dimensions and notes refer to the objects shown in the photograph in order from left to right. 1. Length: 43.81mm, Width: 18.33mm, Thickness: 3.80mm Weight:…
Created on: Monday 27th July 2009
Last updated: Sunday 9th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out', grid reference and parish protected.