Record ID: PUBLIC-AFC4E2
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade, probably dating to the early Neolithic period (4000-3501BC) or possibly to the early Mesolithic (10,000-7001BC). Flint - translucent mid grey to orange in colour. The blade is rectangular in plan, with some cortex remaining on the distal end and covering about a third of its dorsal face. The bulb of percussion and striking platform are clearly visible on the proximal end of the flake. The bulb of percussion shows the signs of a bulbar scar. The artefact has been made out of a secondary flake. The blade bears retouch on one edge to create serration. The po…
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-964985
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small struck piece of flint. This flint is light grey in colour and has a flat platform (maximum measurement 7.65mm) at one end and a shallow 'S' shaped profile. It is uncertain whether this is a waste flake from flint knapping or has been hit by modern mechanical diggers during earth moving on the site. This flint weighs 1.56g, has a thickness of 5.63mm, length 17.76mm and maximum width of 17.38mm.
Created on: Friday 20th July 2012
Last updated: Friday 31st August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Orton Waterville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-5435C3
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A waste flake from flint working. A bulb of percussion and small amount of cortex is present. Length is 23.32mm, width is 17.74mm, thickness is 4.45mm and weight is 1.87g.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 16th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maxey Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-1B06A6
Object type: WORKED OBJECT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete piece of worked quartzite stone identified by Mr John Lord at a public event held in Peterborough Museum on the 16th of July 2010. This worked stone is Palaeolithic in date. Found in the area of a Limestone quarry. One end of the stone has broken off transversely. The tool has a flattened back and three facets to the upper surface. The tool tapers to a rounded point. The largest facet on the upper surface has a width of c.17.92mm, the central facet has a width of c.18.03mm and the final facet is c. 8.53mm wide. If this stone had been made into a tool then it would have o…
Created on: Saturday 17th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 20th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swaddy Well Pit', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-01F395
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper dating to the Later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. The scraper is oval in shape with a coarsely retouched curved edge on the dorsal face. About a fifth of this edge is unworked - this is the butt area where the original flake was struck off the core. There is some yellowish white cortication in this area. The angle of retouch is about 45 degrees. The ventral surface has a pronounced bulb of percussion There is no retouch on the ventral surface. The scraper measures 28mm in length, 29mm in width and 11mm in thickness.
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ufford', grid reference and parish protected.