Record ID: PUBLIC-7B94B4
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flaked axe or possibly an adze, D section, one side keeled, the other slightly concave, some original cortex present. Flint appears to be mixed, light-grey and off-white flint, opaque. Flaking carried out by the removal of both large and small flakes, no tranchet sharpening is present but this may have been lost in antiquity as there is visible damage on one end. Mesolithic period.
Created on: Sunday 23rd September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Harting', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-82ECAC
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint tertiary waste flake, with a prominent bulb of percussion suggesting hard hammer removal. The platform is irregular in form and shows no sign of preparation. There is a previous flake negative on dorsal face. Suggested broad date range of Neolithic-Bronze Age, c. 4000-1500 BC, [pers comm Alex Bliss]
Created on: Friday 26th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coombes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-245483
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint scraper dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2800-1500 BC). The scraper is sub-discoidal in form and has been retouched around c. 3/4 of its circumference. The bulb and proximal end of the original support have been intentionally removed. The scraper has been manufactured on a thick primary or secondary flake of dark black flint with c. 20% cortex remaining on its dorsal surface, which on the ventral face has patinated a greenish grey colour with small white inclusions visible. The retouch on the object is generally abrupt, directly applied and scalar …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-218FFC
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete modified plano-convex knife of Bronze Age date, c. 2500-1500 BC. The knife demonstrates several phases of reworking and differential use, which are discussed hypothetically below. The original use of this piece seems to have been as a dorsally pressure-flaked plano-convex knife of sub-triangular form. Originally this knife was only worked on one side, but upon re-working the manufacturer took it upon themselves to pressure flake the tip on the ventral face bifacially in order to thin the very tip of the knife. This thinning seems to be concurrent with shallow notching of …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2110C4
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete retouched flake of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, dating c. 4000-1500 BC. The tool has been manufactured on a tertiary flake of mottled black/grey flint, which due to its prominent bulb of percussion seems to have been detached through use of a hard hammer. The piece demonstrates a prepared irregularly shaped platform and two prominent dorsal arrises, being broadly sub-triangular in plan view. The flake demonstrates three areas of working on the dorsal right, doral left and distal edges. The dorsal left lateral proximal edge demonstrates two small patches of semi-abrupt alte…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-1FF5A5
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete retouched flint flake, probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, c. 4000-1500 BC. The flake is a dark bluish black in colour and demonstrates superficial white patination on its surfaces. Edge damage revealing a darker brown underlying colour is visible on the dorsal right left edges, which creates the impression of pseudo-retouch. The proximal end of the flake has been retouched extensively, with chipping present to thin the face on the dorsal face and indirectly applied short scalar removals focused around the platform and proximal dorsal left end, which has created…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-1EB811
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped single-platformed flint blade core of Mesolithic date, dating c. 8000-4000 BC. The core is very irregularly shaped and demonstrates a number of negative blade removals on one face, the tops of which have been abruptly truncated due to a platform rejuvenation which renewed the striking surface but did not result in any further removals before discard. Ths striking angle is visibly larger than 90 degrees even with the attempt at platform correction, and this probably represents the reason why the ore was discarded in the first instance. Behind the striking platform, t…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-1E4092
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped flint end-scraper of probable Neolithic or Bronze Age date. The scraper has been manufactured on a tertiary flake of light mottled brownish orange colouration. Two prominent dorsal arrises are visible, with a single blade removal in evidence. The support demonstrates a prominent double bulb of percussion concurrent with a prepared sub-lenticular platform, the former indicating an initial failed detachment through use of hard hammer percussion. Around the distal end, which is convex in plan view, short scalar directly applied retouch is visible which serves to blunt …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-1DF9A4
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped flint end-scraper of probably Neolithic or Bronze Age date (c. 4000-1500 BC). The scraper has been manufactured on the distal and mesial sections of a tertiary flake, which itself is a light brownish colour with a large central yellowish brown inclusion. The flake termination towards its proximal end takes the form of a step fracture indicating that the support broke on detachment, probably from a hard hammer. A single prominent dorsal arrise runs down the central axis of the piece. Around the circumference of the distal end and extending part of the way onto the do…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A0D979
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete double side-scraper, probably dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age (c. 3000-1500 BC). Only the proximal fragment of the scraper remains, with the mesial and distal fragments having been lost in an old break, probably post-deposition. The tool has been manufactured on a tertiary flake, with only a small patch of cortex extant on the dorsal surface. Along both dorsal edges, abrupt scalar directly applied retouch is visible, which the later break has cut through. A single negative removal is visible on the dorsal surface, while the ventral surface demonstrates a large…
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A0ADCB
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete end-scraper, probably dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 3000-1500 BC). The scraper has been manufactured on a secondary flake of dark blackish brown colouration, which is now missing most of its originally convex scraping edge due to heating and fire damage, as evinced by small calcined white patches and fritted areas on the dorsal surface of the support. Only a small amount of the original retouch that constituted the scraping edge is still visible, which is present on the dorsal right edge. This retouch is scalar, abrupt and has been directly applied…
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A070C2
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete retouched flake of Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date, c. 3000-1500 BC. The tool has been manufactured on a secondary flake fragment. The distal section of the support obliquely terminates in a step fracture, probably contemporary with its detachment. The raw material is a mottled light/dark grey colour, with large light brown inclusions. The platform has partially broken off, and two flake negative scars are visible on the dorsal side, along with a patch of cortex which probably covers c. 20% of the piece, while the ventral side demonstrates a prominent bulb of percu…
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E811B6
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint scraper of probable Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (c. 3000-1500 BC). The scraper has been manufactured on a tertiary flake which is whitish grey in colour, with only 10% cortex remaining on the dorsal surface. The flake itself has been removed with a hard hammer, as evinced by a prominent bulb of percussion and large bulbar scar. The platform is lenticular in shape and demonstrates no preparation. At the distal end, abrupt scalar retouch is heavily localised to a very small area, while the area of the distal end adjacent to this localised working has been no…
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E7C28E
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete end-scraper of Later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (c. 3000-1500 BC). The scraper is a whitish grey colour with a calcined surface which indicates that this piece has been burned. Some orange iron staining is visible on the dorsal surface. The scraper has been retouched around its whole edge, which is generally comprised of short semi-abrupt and scalar removals. The break has resulted in only the distal end of the scraper being extant, with the platform and bulb of percussion completely missing. Measurements; Length down percussion axis (mm): 20.17 Maximum wid…
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E6E015
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete sub-spherical flint double platformed blade core of Mesolithic date (c. 8000-4000 BC). The core is light grey in colour with numerous white inclusions of varying size. The platforms are at right angles to each other, although one demonstrates more extensive working than the other. The core has been extensively worked down, as is evidenced by its small size. Some iron and manganese staining is visible on the surfaces. Measurements; Maximum length (mm): 23.68 Platform width: 23.67/15.43 Weight (g): 23.65
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E6A15E
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint side-scraper of probable Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (c. 3000-1500 BC). The scraper has been manufactured on a cortical flake, although the distal end and platform are now missing, having probably broken off on detachment, although part of the bulbar scar is still visible on the ventral face. Cortex covers c. 70% of the surface and the fint is a light grey colour with a mixture of large and small white inclusions. Some iron staining is visible on the dorsal cortex. The piece has been retouched continuously on the dorsal left edge (which is convex), with sh…
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E67888
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint end-scraper of probable Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (c. 3000-1500 BC). The scraper has been manufactured on the distal fragment of a secondary or tertiary flake, which itself demonstrates a prominent negative hinge termination in its dorsal surface. The scraper is dark grey in colour with lighter grey patches and white inclusions scattered throughout the materia, and retains c. 10% cortex on its dorsal surface. The piece has been retouched extensively at its distal end in order to blunt it, with long sub-parallell semi-abrupt removals dominating. In terms …
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E65736
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint end-scraper of probable Late Neolithic or Bronze Age date. The scraper is a light brownish grey in colour with light brown cortex and small patches of mottled white and blue patination. In terms of condition, the piece is extremely fresh. The bulb of percussion on the ventral side is extremely prominent, indicating hard hammer percussion, and part of the platform (which itself is plain, irregularly shaped and shows no evidence of preparation) has splintered off. At the distal end, the flake has been retouched, which is semi-abrupt in angle and stepped. Cortex covers c…
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F072DC
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped flint single-platformed core of probable Mesolithic date. The core has been manufactured from a small flint pebble, which is typical for material from this period. The core is sub-pyramidal in shape, with a number of blade removals visible. The platform has been rejuvenated at least twice, but no preparation marks are visible on the platform. The core retains a large amount of cortex, representing the outer 'skin' of the pebble that flakes and blades have been struck from. Measurements (mm); Maximum length across platform: 50.90 Maximum width across platform: 33…
Created on: Monday 14th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F042AD
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped flint end-scraper, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, The scraper is heavily patinated and now demonstrates a solid white outer crust which in places fades to lighter mottled grey. Some iron and manganese staining is visible on the dorsal and ventral surfaces. The piece is broadly sub-oval in plan, and plano-convex in section. Two dorsal arrises are visible on the dorsal surface, with a single flake negative scar between from a prior removal. The ventral surface demonstrates a prominent bulb of percussion with a small bulbar scar, and a second bulb of percussion…
Created on: Monday 14th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Spatial data recorded.