Record ID: NMS-BE8941
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Ovate Handaxe of Wymer J.J. (1999) type J, of differential patination on each face, one face is stained with mottled orange/brown from exposure to iron oxides in sands and gravels, the other is partially orange and brown though most of this surface is patinated white, probably from exposure to alkalis from chalk, this would possibly suggest that the off-shore deposition was a boundary between glacial sands and a chalk land surface. All flake scars appear to be soft hammer struck, the flakes overlap neatly at the centre of each face and there is no trace of the original surfaces …
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2021
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Record ID: NMS-B67433
Object type: CLEAVER
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Cleaver in very fresh, unrolled condition, of Wymer. J.J. (1999) type H, of orange and dark brown patinated flint from exposure to the iron oxides within sand and gravels. An oblique thermal crack runs from a coarse inclusion on the ventral face to the edges and links up right across the dorsal face, this shows as a thin black line, though it looks alarming, the flint appears to be quite intact. Two other “blind” cracks are present but do not project through the flint. These flaws were present at the time of knapping, one flake in particular on the left lateral edge (when viewed o…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd September 2020
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2021
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Record ID: NMS-A1A677
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Soft hammer struck long blade, from an opposed platform core with long, central flake scar to the dorsal face struck from the platform 180 degrees to the proximal end (the thinner end), this changes the section from triangular (proximal) to trapezoidal (distal). The flint is now patinated matt black from exposure to peat/clay deposits in the submerged forest bed, it appears that it has been moved by the tides recently, causing irregular damage to both thin lateral edges, exposing the brown/grey original colour of the flint. Late (final) Upper Palaeolithic to Early Mesolithic, 10,000 B…
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 2020
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: NMS-8DFC64
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Asymmetrical intermediate handaxe of Wymer's type D/L, lightly rolled and hard hammer struck from a thickly corticated nodule of sub-oval sectioned flint, lightly and patchily patinated dark grey flint with a few pale coarse inclusions. The nodule has been shaped to make a point (type v) and one long cutting edge with a circa. 45 degree dip from one side to the other halfway along when viewed from the side, the other side has the majority of the cortex extant passed the point, forming a "handle" of sorts, though the obtuse angles in the nodule to make an effective cutting edge would b…
Created on: Monday 23rd September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-5AEA91
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Very large and well-formed "statement" Handaxe, of Wymer's (1999) Type F (pointed), originally of mottled light grey flint now patinated various shades of buff due to exposure of the surfaces to glacial sands and gravels, the coarser inclusions are tending to the darker range. It is complete, with only minor ancient damage to the tip (type iii, ogee point), a small chip to one lateral edge is recent and shows the original colour of the flint, and similarly the base of the butt has a small, unpatinated removal. All flake removals are soft hammer struck from well prepared platforms, …
Created on: Monday 21st January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 15th August 2019
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Record ID: NMS-399665
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Handaxe, of Wymer (1999) type E/F, bifacially knapped tear-drop or pointed form: - of slightly dark patinated mottled black to grey flint with large, lighter grey coarse inclusions. All flake removals are hard hammer struck, the blank for this piece was a large, semi-flat nodule of derived (likely to have been found eroded from the chalk) flint with thin, weathered cortex extant to both dorsal and ventral faces where the flakes failed to overlap, thus thinning of the blank was minimal, in fact the thickest part of the handaxe when viewed in profile is towards the point, making the cut…
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th August 2019
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Record ID: NMS-558D58
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Handaxe of Wymer, J (1999) type G (sub-cordate), of very large size. The "blank" for this is an enormous tertiary flake, hard hammer struck from a substantial core of (originally) grey banded flint with light grey, coarse inclusions. It is now patinated orange and brown from post-depositional exposure to iron oxides from glacial gravels, with fine streaks of iron to both faces from scrapes from agricultural implements. The dorsal face is the flatter of the two, has large, semi-hard hammer struck, invasive flake removals around the edges, the central area is the unmodified face of the …
Created on: Monday 4th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: NMS-C264DD
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Secondary hard hammer struck blade-like flake with a patch of thick cortex extant to the distal end on the dorsal face, of unpatinated slightly mottled grey flint with steep retouch to all edges forming an elongated sub-ovoid plan and a plano-convex section. The distal end is worn and rounded from abrasion. Such tools are referred to as "fabricators" and their function was obscure. It is now known that it is likely that these were used to strike against a split nodule of Marcasite (a type of Iron Pyrite) to produce sparks to light fires. 83 x 29 x 12 mm. This example is likely to be o…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: NMS-949F6D
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic handaxe of asymmetrical plan form with one long main meandering cutting edge, and a stout tip with two parallel tranchet blows to sharpen it, and a shorter, and straighter cutting edge to the other lateral side, truncated by a concave patch of worn pale brown cortex. It is of orange patinated mottled flint due to deposition in iron oxide rich glacial gravels, with a few small recent chips to the cutting edges show that the original colour of the flint was of a pale grey with off-white coarse inclusions. There are numerous thermal (frost) fractures to the surfaces, m…
Created on: Thursday 8th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-20F453
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic pointed handaxe of type E (Wymer 1999), bifacially knapped by direct percussion with a semi-hard hammer stone from a small nodule of mottled grey flint with a patch of worn cortex extant towards the damaged butt; recently broken by thermal (frost) fractures. Both faces are differentially patinated with one face being white with a few grey/brown mottles, the other is closer to the original colour of the flint but with a few streaks of light grey "basket weave" patination. Type E handaxes are found throughout the Lower Palaeolithic period, are smaller than 10cm in …
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-356A5D
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic handaxe/cleaver of Wymer's (1968) type E/H in very fresh condition with no recent damage, bifacially and semi-invasively knapped by direct hard hammer percussion from a small thermal or "potlid" fractured piece of unpatinated black flint with several small patches of dark grey coarse inclusions. The dorsal face retains a large area of whitish cortex towards the (mostly unmodified) butt, and the slightly curving cutting edge is formed by flake removals directed to thin at an angle, thus producing a sharp cleaver-like tip. The ventral face is only partial…
Created on: Monday 11th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-A39651
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic pointed ovate handaxe of Wymer's type E, unifacially and invasively knapped from a thermal or "potlid" fractured piece of white patinated flint, the dorsal (worked) face is patinated with a white "basket weave" with the original brown flint colour showing in-between, there is a small patch of worn and orange stained cortex where the flakes did not overlap towards the middle of this face. This type of handaxe are quickly made from any available small piece of flint and the knapping is focused usually to produce one sharp cutting edge over any attempt at symmetry, tho…
Created on: Monday 4th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th August 2019
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Record ID: NMS-581714
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic part-polished thin butted axe, now patinated light grey with some mottling throughout the flint and spotty iron staining on some of the high points of the surface. The cutting edge is recently damaged and one edge near the centre has been chipped in antiquity. 147 x 51 x 19 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2018
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Record ID: NMS-39110C
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic handaxe of type D (Wymer 1968, 1999.) Hard hammer struck from a suitable flat and slightly irregular nodule of mottled grey and black flint, now unpatinated; both faces have a patch of cortex extant, one appearing as a hollow where the flake removals did not succeed in being deep enough to level the concavity. All the edges and high points of the flake scars are heavily rolled. 143.5 x 80 x 37 mm. Weight: 432g. Found on beach. Recorded and sketched by the late Tony Gregory in 1975.
Created on: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-E830F4
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic cordate handaxe of Wymer, J. J, (1999) type J, in moderately rolled condition of unpatinated mottled grey and black flint. It is likely that this piece was produced from a large natural thermal fracture as the ventral face (the more grey coloured side) carries a small unmodified, naturally fractured area towards the middle. There is a large amount of course-grained low quality light grey inclusions typical of the interior matrix of this type of flint causing many of the flakes removed from this face to terminate in hinges. The dorsal face is …
Created on: Tuesday 21st July 2015
Last updated: Saturday 5th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-621A50
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Lower Palaeolithic pointed ovate handaxe (tip missing) in unpatinated black flint with four areas of thin weathered cortex, three of which are very small. The edge around the butt is battered, but towards the pointed end the edges are still relatively sharp and with no evidence of more than light rolling. Both faces have large flake scars towards the butt, with more shallow, perhaps soft hammer, flaking towards the point. Extant length 126mm. Width 92mm. Thickness 37mm. c.600,000 - 150,000 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 15th July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-C94303
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lower Palaeolithic elongated ovate handaxe found on the surface of a ploughed field; it is in an unrolled condition and is complete apart from a few recent chips to the edges. Originally of mottled grey flint it is now differentially patinated mid to light orange and grey on one face and white and mid-brown mottled with slight iron stains on the other. Both faces are extensively worked by soft hammer percussion with one small patch of worn and patinated cortex extant towards the butt on the orange face. The right side of both faces exhibit a series of hinged flakes but otherwise the w…
Created on: Wednesday 20th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-DB46BA
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic, possibly Early Mesolithic, microlith, a soft hammer struck tertiary blade of reddish patinated flint obliquely blunted down the right side of the distal end when viewed from the dorsal face. Most microliths of this type are blunted down the left. 32 x 15 x 3mm.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Sunday 8th October 2017
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Record ID: NMS-2550A6
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic small single platform core of mottled grey flint with some areas of spotty iron staining, and with multiple irregular flake scars. 48 x 38.5 x 32mm.
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2014
Last updated: Sunday 18th May 2014
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Record ID: NMS-432F91
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic to Bronze Age tertiary flake of mid-grey flint with pronounced invasive percussion flake scars along one lateral edge of the ventral face, removing the bulb. The other edge has irregular invasive retouch of a much smaller nature and may be recent damage. 51 x 43 x 11.5mm.
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 27th April 2014
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