Record ID: BERK-9FC598
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Prehistoric whole, slightly worn, knapped large flake of chert/fine grained quartzite. Hard hammer struck on large plain platform. Previous flake removed on dorsal fin face.
Created on: Wednesday 19th March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th May 2014
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Record ID: BERK-0F5F58
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint flakes of uncertain prehistoric date, but probably Neolithic to Bronze Age. The flakes both retain the striking platform as well as flake scars on the dorsal surface, but there is no retouching on either flake. The flint is a light, semi-translucent brown with mottled bluish-grey patina. One retains approximately 20% cortex. The flakes measure 36.79mm L x 22.2mm W x 3.14mm T and 3.6 grams, and 33.03mm L x 21.05mm W x 3.05mm T and 3 grams. Both display post-deposition damaging and weathering.
Created on: Thursday 23rd January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 23rd January 2014
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Record ID: BERK-60D654
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake of the prehistoric period. The flake retains a small amount of cortex on one distal side. The platform is present as is the bulb of percussion. Although there is some minimal retouching on one edge the majority appears to be damage rather than purposeful retouching. The dorsal surface of the flake has also suffered damage and some flake scars are evident at the proximal end. Probably Neolithic or early Bronze Age in date.
Created on: Friday 15th November 2013
Last updated: Friday 15th November 2013
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Record ID: BERK-53C4E1
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint arrowhead, a small oblique point, dating from the late Neolithic to early Bronze Age period (c. 2500-1500 BC). The arrowhead has been bifacially worked and is in good condition; there is invasive retouch on both the dorsal and ventral faces, and on all margins and at the distal and proximal ends. The base is hollow and has slight barbs on either side that would have been hafted on to the arrow shaft. The length to breadth ratio is about 3:2 which is common for this type of oblique arrowhead. Bond (2004) illustrates a similar example on page 53, Fig.5.12, No.L123, w…
Created on: Wednesday 9th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2013
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Record ID: BERK-5E0214
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade dating from the early Neolithic period (c.4000-3000 BC). The blade is made on a secondary flake of a dark grey, semi-translucent flint. The distal end retains approximately 20% brown-white cortex. The blade is retouched around all dorsal edges apart from at the distal end; thinning of the bulb is evident at the proximal end on the ventral side. The blade widens from 7.41mm at the proximal end to 23.34mm at the distal end and has a roughly trapezoidal cross section.
Created on: Wednesday 29th May 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
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Record ID: BERK-B8DA47
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic lithic implement, a retouched flake flint, dating to the later Neolithic or Bronze Age. There is retouch on right dorsal edge. It is made on a grey translucent flint, being flat with 40 percent cortex. Circa 3000 - 1200 BC.
Created on: Monday 25th February 2013
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
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Record ID: BERK-E568A4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A patinated and iron stained flint blade, probably dating to the later stages of the Upper Palaeolithic (c. 40,000 BC - 8,300 BC). The blade has a plain platform from where it was struck from the core, and a diffuse bulb. The blade is slightly curved and retains some cortex on the distal end of the dorsal surface. Retouching is evident along both left and right dorsal edges, however there is also modern machine damage evident to both side and the central ridge is crushed. There is also some crushing to the right hand side of the tip. The Late or Final Upper Palaeolithic period dated f…
Created on: Friday 15th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-7F2596
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lower palaeolithic handaxe, dating from c. 476,000 - 421,000 BC. The handaxe has been made of a flint nodule that has a greyish-white outer colouring, likely to be from a chalk downlands source. Dating from the Anglian phase of the Lower Palaeolithic, c. 478,000 to 423,000 years ago, the hand axe has bifacial removals made using a hard hammer, such as another stone. Although the hand axe has some post-depositional damage and iron staining, it survives in very good condition. Based on the location of discovery this hand axe probably derived from the Caversham Channel, an ancient rout…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
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Record ID: BERK-56F397
Object type: AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very large flint axe head, dating from the Neolithic period (4000-2100 BC). The axehead has been fashioned from a single flint nodule and retains cortex on both the dorsal and ventral surfaces as well as the proximal end. There are flaked removals over all surfaces and the distal end, or tip of the axe has been flaked clean of cortex. The tip and one edge of the axe bears evidence of rolling or bashing, probably due to post-depostional damage. Alison Roberts of the Ashmolean Museum has suggested that this may be an incomplete axehead, known as a 'roughout', and was lost or discarded…
Created on: Thursday 3rd January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Record ID: BERK-45FD21
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An un-retouched flint flake (debitage), struck from a core and showing previous flake scars on the dorsal surface. There is no evidence for retouching or further work on either edge and the bulb is retained. This may be a preparation or rejuvenation piece. Generally prehistoric in date (non-diagnostic), but more likely to be later Neolithic or Bronze Age in date (c. 3000-900 BC).
Created on: Friday 21st December 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th August 2014
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Record ID: BERK-2FED97
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An unusually large and chunky Neolithic arrowhead dating from c. 4000 - 2100 BC. The arrowhead was the cause of consideration by Alison Roberts (Ashmolean Museum) and Prof. Nick Barton (Institute of Archaeology), and thanks are given for their comments, which follow: 'The flint appears at first to be of considerable age, however it is too small to be of Upper Palaeolithic origin, but is not quite right for the Neolithic period either. There are large laurel-leaf arrowheads of the Neolithic that have been found in East Anglia, so it is probably better to consider this as a Neolithic…
Created on: Thursday 20th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 17th April 2014
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Record ID: BERK-76E7E4
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A prehistoric flint flake with retouch on one lateral edge. Also five pieces natural flint and stone; these were not photographed.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Record ID: BERK-761DC0
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A natural piece of flint that has been retouched, probably late prehistory-Roman.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2016
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Record ID: BERK-75FE03
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint bladelet, probably Mesolithic or Neolithic, but general prehistory in date.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2021
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Record ID: BERK-61FDF1
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint plunging flake from a small bladelet core, probably Mesolithic.
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: BERK-4FD162
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint scraper made of a tertiary flake of a mid-brown flint. The scraper has retouch around both dorsal laterals and nose. The ventral surface is un-worked but retains the bulb of percussion. Part of the platform is also retained. Due to it's size this type of artefact is known as a thumbnail scraper and is typologically characteristic of the Mesolithic to early Neolithic period, c.6500-2500 BC.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2012
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Record ID: BERK-38A5D3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lithic implement, possibly an Lower Paleolithic hand axe but it is also possible that it is a Late Neolithic 'Ovate'. Roughly flaked but with some finer retouch forming a point.
Created on: Wednesday 14th November 2012
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caversham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-E96204
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A broken flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the early Bronze Age (c. 2150-1500 BC). The arrowhead is roughly triangular in form although the point is missing, and one of the tangs appears broken. It has extensive bifacial flake removals on all surfaces.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2012
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Record ID: BERK-E933C8
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two un-retouched flint flakes, probably dating from the Neolithic to Bronze Age, c. 4000-2200 BC.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2012
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Record ID: BERK-E90C94
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint microliths dating from the Mesolithic period (c. 8500-4000 BC). One microlith is broken.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2012
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