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Record ID: SOM-BF9999
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chert multi-platform core of Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 2350 BC). The core retains c. 40% cortex. It exhibits three striking platforms with negative flake scars struck from a number of different angles. The chert is dark grey in colour with frequent lighter colour coarse-grained inclusions. The core measures 83.92mm in length, 57.64mm in width, is 38.66mm thick and weighs 204.02g.
Created on: Friday 18th September 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2015
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Record ID: SOM-BFE51B
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint lithic implement of probable Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 2350 BC). The implement is struck off a tertiary flake and retains no cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits four negative flake scars from previous blade removal,one of which exhibits a step termination. There is short, parallel, abrupt retouch along one mesal edge and around the distal end. The other mesal edge exhibits short, scaled abrupt and semi-abrupt retouch from the distal end to approximately half-way up the body of the flake. The striking platform is small and semi-circular in shape. The ventral surface exhibits a …
Created on: Friday 18th September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Record ID: SOM-5163B4
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint retouched flake of probable Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 2350 BC). The flake is lozengiform in shape and has been struck off a secondary flake. It retains cortex comprising c.5% of the dorsal surfac area along one mesal edge. The dorsal surface exhibits two parallel negative flake scars from previous flake removal running at a ninety degree angle to the bulb of percussion on the ventral surface, indicating a change in striking direction on the core. There is some evidence of frost fracturing on the dorsal surface. The flake exhibits short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch runnin…
Created on: Friday 25th September 2015
Last updated: Friday 25th September 2015
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Record ID: SOM-539F94
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic to early Bronze-Age flint arowhead, dating to the period c. 2500-1500 BC. The arrowhead is barbed and tanged. The central area on both faces is unretouched, but there is retouch around the edges. The flint is pale brown in colour. The arrowhead measures 29mm in length, 16.7mm in width, 3.6mm in thickness and weighs 1.39g.
Created on: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Record ID: SOM-A3A6BF
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably incomplete leaf shaped arrow head of Neolithic date (4000-2350 BC). The flake is bifacially worked with slightly convex faces. It is transversally broken at the top (distal end) with an old patnated break. It is also broken at the bottom, slightly on one side, with a large inwards break on the other, these breaks are only partially patinated, sugesting they are more recent damage. The flake has an invasive parallel shallow retouch on both sides along both edges apart from the right edge near the proximal end on the ventral face. The flint has a white/pale grey patina. It me…
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2018
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Record ID: SOM-A46A63
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Distal end of a econdary flint blade, probably of Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date. The blade is elongated and curved with a high arched dorsal face. Traces of cortex on left medial and proximal end covered c. 20% of dorsal face. The dorsal surface has three parallel vertical scars created by uni-directional flaking. The proximal end and bulb of percussion have been removed by snapping. A few long scalar removals at this point may indicate the snapping was deliberate. The flint is dark brown. The blade measures 67.5 mm in length, 17.4 mm in width, 6.0 mm in thickness and weighs 8…
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2018
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Record ID: SOM-CABC4C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint scrapers, probably dating to c. 4000-1,500BC. A flint scraper worked from a secondary or tertiary flake with a small area of white patina on the right distal edge of the dorsal face. The dorsal face has two parallel blade or long flakes scars with short, semi-abrupt scalar retouch along the left edge, becoming long, parallel abrupt at the distal end and short, scalar again at the right proximal edge. The ventral face has a relatively pronounced bulb of percussion at the proximal end with several bulb scars. The scraper is a translucent grey…
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2018
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Record ID: SOM-CB843C
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete leaf shaped arrow head of Neolithic date (4000-2350 BC). The ventral surface is smooth with a low diffuse bulb of percussion and widely spaced conchoidal ripple marks. Both of the long sides have short, semi-parallel low angle retouch running along their entire length, lightly more invasive on one edge than the other, while the base shows signs longer, more invasive semi-parallel shallow retouch, possibly to thin the bulb of percussion and striking platform for hafting. The dorsal face has invasive semi-parallel scaled retouch down one edge, and short, shallow, semi-parall…
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2018
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Record ID: SOM-6C6515
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped tertiary flint flake or debitage of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, 4000-800 BC. Bulb of percussion on the ventral face, multiple arises on the dorsal face showing the core had been worked in two directions at right angles to each other. The flint is a translucent grey-buff. 25.2mm long, 16.1mm wide and 4.6mnm thick; it weighs 1.69 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alverdiston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-879467
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large knapped flint blade of Neolithic date, c.4000-2100 BC. The blade has been struck off a prepared platform with part of the platform on the proximal end and bulb of percussion and percussion ripples remaining on the ventral face. A large chip has been removed from the distal end of the ventral face. On the dorsal face are regular parallel arises left by similar blade removals form the same platform. There are extensive chips down both edges, mostly on the dorsal side. Possibly from use as something like a side scraper. The flint is mid-grey with some patches of paler grey mottling…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Donhead St Andrew', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-87BF32
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large knapped flint blade, probably of Neolithic date, c.4000-2100 BC. The blade has been struck off a prepared platform with part of the platform on the proximal end and percussion ripples remaining on the ventral face. There is a snap across the width which has removed the distal end. Ther are several large chips, one has removed most of the bulb of percussion and proximal end. Another, on the dorsal face is near statch fracturing, perhaps suggesting it is later damage. Adjacent to this chip, the right edge (seen form the dorsal face) is very chipped on both faces, probably damage. …
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Donhead St Andrew', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-C038B1
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 6000 - 3500 BC) in the form of a blade. The blade is struck off a secondary flake and retains <2% cortex along one mesal edge. The dorsal surface exhibits three parallel negative flake scars from previous blade removal and a step termination at the distal end. The ventral surface exhibits a small bulb of percussion and tightly spaced conchoidal ripple marks. There is no evidence of retouch. The piece of debitage measures 38.46mm in length, 17.57mm maximum width, 3.45mm minimum width, is 4.73mm thick and weighs 3.36g.
Created on: Friday 18th September 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2015
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Record ID: SOM-A5DB17
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead dating to c.8000 - 4000 BC. The axehead is made of a medium grey flint that is light grey in parts with frequent mottled white inclusions and banding of lighter and darker grey. It has a semi-glossy patina. One surface retains thin chalky white pebble cortex on about one fifth of its surface. The implement has relatively parallel sides which widen slightly towards the blade edge and narrowing slightly to a wide rounded point at its opposite edge. It has a lozenge shaped cross-section for most of its length baring the blade edge w…
Created on: Monday 19th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 19th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grafton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A73CE3
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large Mesolithic to Neolithic (8000- 2400 BC) pick made on a large nodule of flint. The pick is a stretched sub-oval in plan with rounded corners, and is broadly triangular in cross section, with a lower face being smoother and slightly concave. It is made of now mostly white patinated flint, although its is a mid grey colour in one section where a flake has more recently been removed. A thin white chalky cortex survives irregularly across one third of the pick close to its butt end, although this is entirely lacking elsewhere on the object. The pick has irregularly and sometimes…
Created on: Monday 19th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 19th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grafton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6C13B2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Proximal end of a knapped tertiary flint blade, probably Mesolithic in date (8300-3500 BC). Bulb of percussion on the ventral face, multiple arises on the dorsal face, highly arched in profile. irregular break at the distal end. The flint has a white patina but in some areas the original pale grey-buff colour shows through. 36.2mm long, 11.5mm wide and 3.8mnm thick; it weighs 1.71 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alverdiston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8F3E56
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Six incomplete knapped flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to 2500 to 1500 BC. An incomplete knapped flint barbed and tanged arrowhead bifacially worked. It is sub-triangular and symmetrical in plan. It has two complete rounded ended notches in the base, flanking the central tang with a barb at either side. The tang is squared and slightly longer than the barb. The point is missing due to an old break. The arrowhead has invasive shallow parallel semi-abrupt retouch on both faces around the edges with unretouched area in the centre of both sides. The dorsalside has traces of c…
Created on: Monday 24th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Record ID: SOM-CBD0F7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age fragments of tertiary flint implements. The fragments are trapezoidal in shape and are worked bifacially. One fragment is of translucent pale grey flint with a covering, stepped and low angle retouch on one side and semi-abrupt on the other; it has slightly convex faces and is transversally broken at the proximal end. The second fragment is of translucent pale brown flint with a covering, sub-parallel semi-abrupt retouch all along, except for the proximal end wheer there is a transverse break; it has considerably convex faces giving a pointed ova…
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2018
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