Record ID: NARC-23DAD3
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone probable Whetstone of Bronze Age to Post-Medieval date (1000 BC - AD 1800). The object is a greenstone whetstone, sub-rectangular in plan, profile and section, the surfaces are smoothed. The dorsal and ventral faces are worn smooth and flat through use as a whetstone to sharpen metalwork. One end terminates in an abraded break and there is a chip in one side probably caused by agricultural machinery since deposition. the retmaining end is sub-square and flat.  Length: 109.83mm, Width: 23.83mm, Thickness: 20.23mm, Weight: 104.5g Jones …
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-DF9EEA
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Greenstone polished axehead. Greenstone axe. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2500 BC Length: 128.9mm, Width: 61.7mm, Thickness: 34.9mm
Created on: Friday 10th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D88224
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a large sub-rectangular sectioned whetstone, of fine-grained non micaceous mid grey stone with lighter, linier streaks throughout, both ends are broken, the surviving section appears to be the centre with all sides constricted from use wear, one only subtlety worn, one face has a prominent, rounded groove that runs down the length on the centre, this must have been wear from one specialised form of grinding or sharpening.
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D82BE3
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of a whetstone of fine-grained non micaceous mid-grey stone, perforated at one end by a drilled hole with a slightly “hourglass” cross section, this originally made the recorder think that this may have been a Beaker period stone wrist bracer with a single hole, further research has shown many of the whetstones from the Early Medieval/Medieval period had similar profiled perforations and is now much more likely to be of this later date and function. One lateral edge and the end with the perforation is ground to a thin, pointed edge, the opposing side is flat, almos…
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-353814
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sandstone quern fragment. A sub-triangular chunk of fine grained red-buff Sandstone, possibly reused as a sharpening stone. The overall form includes a short [40mm] extent of a curved edge, and an aris where two flat surfaces meet at an acute angle opposite the curved side; the intervening surface is flat and probably lightly dished by wear, the fourth large side is broken. These characteristics could point to this being a fragment of a rotary quern of estimated original diameter 260mm. The Romano-British period also saw the use of a wide range of sharpening and polishing stones, which…
Created on: Monday 21st August 2023
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Epworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-3A19B1
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Neolithic greenstone polished axehead, dating to c. 4000 - 2500 BC. Possibly a product of the Langdale Pike axe factory, Group VI, produced as an oval rough-out and finished by fine polishing which emphasises the natural banding of the stone to striking decorative effect. The remaining fragment is trapezoidal in plan and pointed oval in cross-section. Both ends terminate in old breaks. The surface has been highly polished.  Length: 32.2 mm Width: 38.3 mm Thickness: 22.1 mm Weight: 25.85 mm The Langdale greenstone axes were traded from a quarry on Langdale …
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: ESS-BE7117
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete whetstone or honestone of unknown date. Description: The object made from dark grey stone. It is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular and in profile. One side is flat and the other side curves down to the thin end from about half way along the length. The butt has a V-shaped slot. Measurements: Length: 107.5mm long, 33.2mm wide, 17.7mm thick (at the butt), weight 112.96g.
Created on: Monday 10th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
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Record ID: ESS-BDF267
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polished stone axe of Neolithic date (4000-2500BC) Description: The axe is made from mid grey stone with iron staining in places, it has been knapped and then polished to give a smooth appearance. The surface has some later damage where flakes have chipped off, particularly along the cutting edge, which appear darker grey. The axe is sub-triangular in plan and lenticular in cross section. It is narrower at the butt end, measuring 25.2mm wide and 10.6mm thick. It is thickest at the mid-section, measuring 30.8mm. It is widest at the curved cutting edge, measuring 48.4mm …
Created on: Monday 10th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
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Record ID: NLM-82E506
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy thimble. Cast domed or beehive-shaped thimble with a narrow plain basal zone and the rest of its wall occupied by tiny hand-stamped pits which appear as if stamped in vertical rows. Similar-sized pits on the top appear to follow a left-hand spiral arrangement originating at the apex. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500 Diameter: 18.2mm, Height: 13.6mm, Thickness (wall): 1.3mm, Weight: 3.67gms
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 13th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barton upon Humber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-B70CE7
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete Neolithic polished stone axe/axehead, dating to c. 4000 - 2200 BC. The axehead is formed from a fine grained volcanic tuff, possibly from Langdale although it is not as fine grained as other examples.  It is impossible to say for certain without petrological analysis of the rock. The axe is a pointed oval shape in plan with a wide crescent shaped cutting edge. All the knapping scars have been removed through polishing. The butt end is incomplete and has a small section missing. The cutting edge is also damaged, there is a large semi-circular missing…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Monday 3rd July 2023
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Record ID: ESS-B342ED
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worked and polished flint axehead of neolithic date (c.4000-2350BC). Description: The object is sub-oval in plan, tapering from the crescentic blade end to the square butt. It is lenticular in cross-section and profile. It has a sharpened cutting end with the pointed edge extending around the entire object. Both faces are smoothly polished. It is made of a light and dark brown mottled flint. There are some chips to the blade end and butt end.  Measurements: 147.4mm in length, 68.2mm in width, 42.9mm in maximum thickness, 532g
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 31st May 2023
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Record ID: OXON-747D12
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval bead: The bead is made of quartz which has been polished. It is a long oval shape with the suspension hole running the length of the bead. It measures 18.29mm long, 11.06mm wide, 7.93mm thick and weighs 2.08g. A similar bead has been recorded on the PAS database LIN-0E8FB6 which was dated to the 6th to 7th century, although no evidence was given for the dating. 
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
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Record ID: NLM-63092B
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone possible counter. A small sub-circular polished pebble, with two opposed faces rubbed and one lightly flattened. Playing pieces such as this are most common from Roman contxts where they were used for board games such as Tabula [backgammon]. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410 Diameter: 13.4mm, Thickness: 6.1mm, Weight: 1.33gms
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-4DA3F9
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A relatively worn, pitted greenstone axehead, of probable Neolithic date. Measurements: Length, 131.11mm; Width, 75.02mm (37.93 at butt end); Thickness, 33.39mm. Weight: 531g
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Sunday 31st March 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-232D28
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic sandstone polished axehead dating c. 4000-2200 BC. The tool has been polished into an elongated sub-triangular shape with an oval cross-section at the butt and a slightly more lenticular cross-section at the cutting edge. The axehead tapers with slightly convex sides from the narrow rounded butt, (measuring 13.4mm wide by 12.6mm thick), to the curved cutting edge. The surface is abraded with no original surface remaining; and entirely covered with diagonal raised veins caused through chemical weathering due to the environmen…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2023
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Record ID: NLM-D459FD
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fine-grained pale Limestone game piece. A probably lathe-turned concavo-convex counter with a worn concentric pattern on its lightly concave display side. A similar form resulted from the improvised making of counters from small pot bases, and also from slices of turned bone or antler. These pieces would be used for board games like tabula [related to backgammon]. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410 Diameter: 27.6mm, Thickness: 9.6mm, Weight: 10.10gms
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
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Record ID: DOR-B5303A
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ground and polished axehead, Mik Markham has identified the material as granite. It is crystalline and medium grained. Pale green in colour, the grains include quartz, feldspar and a few iron minerals. The surface is pecked and not deeply polished. It has a tapered and pinched butt. The sides are flattened. The faces are both convex and taper in to the narrowed cutting edge. The profile at the cutting edge is slightly asymmetrical. There is an indentation in the centre of one face which may be deliberate. Date: Neolithic Dimensions: 148 mm x 58 mm x 41 mm Wei…
Created on: Friday 10th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th December 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-744B09
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped, ground and polished stone axehead of late Neolithic date, c. 2700 - 2300 BC. The axehead is formed of a fine grained red/brown stone. The axehead is sub-ovate in plan; narrower at the butt end with sides which widen to the crescentic cutting edge. The axe has a slight humped profile and a regular oval cross section. A large transverse break is present to one surface. The blade end exhibits prominent crescentic polished facets to both sides reflecting how the cutting edge has been ground and sharpened. It is impossible to source axes such as these wi…
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-F77EE5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic axehead dating to circa 4000-2350 BC. Uncertain rock type  Measurements: Length, 143.15mm; Width, 72.89mm; (39.52mm at butt end); Thickness, 35.41mm. Weight: 469g
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: CORN-F66726
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic greenstone axehead dating to circa 4000-2350 BC. The axehead is in two pieces and has been glued together by the finder. It is probably the tip of an axehead with the butt end missing at the break.  It is formed of greenstone, an igneous rock which found throughout the south west of England. has been subjected to low grade metamorphism, which is found throughout the south west of England. There are clusters around Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Land's End peninsula.  Measurements: Length, 106.48mm; Width, 67.05mm; (60.47mm at break end)…
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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