Record ID: WILT-C46DE1
Object type: RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unusual and incomplete ring of unknown date. It is made of a light material, probably bone or antler, or possibly shale as it is very dark in colour. The ring is D-shaped in section, being flat inside. The outside edge has been worked to give diagonal ribs extending from one edge to the other. Approximately half the ring has a layer consisting of over half the depth of the ring, 'shaved' off it. The structure below this is similar to bone. It is 28.5mm in diameter (internal 16.5mm), 8.5mm thick and weighs 2.12g. Because of the slightly crude workmanship and choice of material, a pre…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SF-BED1A1
Object type: POINT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large bone 'awl' type implement with angled cut across stem and drilled vertical longitudinal perforation (enlarging the natural perforation) at the 'haft' end. The point is made from bovine metatarus- back foot bone. It measures 126mm in length and 43mm in width. There are extensive longitudinal and part diagonal grooving probably resulting from use wear. The tip is rounded and polished. The flat butt end of the bone displaying slight small irregular 'block' with cracking, possibly relating from burning, this is not evident anywhere else. The bone is in good condition and medium…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF6517
Object type: POINT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Bone point made from the proximal half of the right metatarsal (hind leg bone) of an adult bovid (i.e. a cow, bull etc). The bone has been split about halfway down the shaft (diaphysis) and shaped into a point. There are clear signs of cutting and scraping of the bone to shape it on all sides, and the front has been cut at a sharper angle to form the point. The pointed end has acquired a gloss, probably through a combination of handling and use. The tip has a facet cut across at a slight angle; the facet is smooth, and was possibly caused by impact and then subsequent handling/use.…
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK MILDENHALL', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CB27B2
Object type: POINT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked bone point, possibly intended for use as an awl or similar item, of uncertain date. It is formed from an elongated bone of uncertain form, possibly a metatarsal or similar. At one end the bone has been filed to create a broad point that is triangular in profile and has a flattened rectangular tip. All surfaces towards the tip end have evidence of both transverse and longitudinal tool marks and are smoothly polished, perhaps as a result of use-wear. The entire object has a lustrous dark brown patina with some slight post-depsositional damage to the surviving joint end that has…
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A5C8D5
Object type: POINT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oblique-ended bone point, of an uncertain date. Similar items are known from Bronze Age to Medieval contexts. The bone has been worked to create a circular cross-section shaft that tapers gradually being cut into an oblique-ended point.The opposite end has been cut at straight angle, and there is some edge damage. Dimensions: length: 76.53mm; diameter: 11.41; weight: 6.42g.
Created on: Monday 1st July 2019
Last updated: Monday 28th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wandsworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-83A573
Object type: NEEDLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A needle made from animal skeletal material - bone, probably dating late Bronze Age to Roman. The base of the needle is bulbous and has a circular, hourglass perforation. After the perforation the needle tapers down to the points. The surface of the needle is highly polished due to use/wear. Alan Pipe notes: the needle has been made from a slab of bone from the mid shaft of a long bone from an animal such as cattle, horse or red deer. If this is prehistoric it is more likely to have been made from red deer. MacGregor (1985: 193) discusses bone needles and he notes that the siz…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd October 2012
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Record ID: LON-2DB52B
Object type: MATTOCK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age red deer (Cervus elaphus) antler Base Axe mattock dating from 3000-1000 BC. The mattock consists of the lower beam and basal junction of a red deer antler. The brow tine and bez tine have both been removed, at the distal end the burr remains. The mattock has a perforation with a diameter 28.33mm mediolaterally through the beam above the bez tine junction where the haft would have been inserted. At the proximal end the working edge is cut 45 degrees and is aligned parallel to that of the orientation of the perforation. AMS radiocarbon dating of similar Base …
Created on: Monday 20th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B7A9B4
Object type: MATTOCK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age red deer (Cervus elaphus) antler Base Axe mattock dating from 3000 - 1000 BC. This is a Smith Type B mattock. The object consists of the lower beam and basal junction of a red deer antler. The brow tine and bez tine have both been removed, at the distal end (the burr) remains. The mattock has a perforation with a diameter 26.59mm mediolaterally through the beam above the bez tine junction where the haft would have been inserted. At the proximal end the working edge is missing. AMS radiocarbon dating of similar Base Axe mattocks by (Tolan-Smith & Bonsall, …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2020
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Record ID: WAW-9732A2
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of sheep-sized animal bone. Neither fragment can be confidently identified to species or element, but would have likely come from the long bone of a sheep-sized animal. Fragment 1 measures 32.14mm long, 10.70mm wide, 3.29mm thick and weighs 1.3 grams. Fragment 2 measures 19.57mm long, 21.06mm wide, 5.55mm thick and weighs 1.5 grams. Both fragments together weigh 2.8 grams. Both fragments exhibit signs of abrasion and post-mortem damage. No butchery marks or evidence of working are present. These fragments could be of any date…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2010
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2010
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Record ID: WAW-67FE71
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One (1) fragment of sheep-sized animal bone. The fragment is probably the distal (lower) end of a radius/ulna (lower front arm) of a sheep sized animal. The fragment measures 55.18mm long, 13.95mm wide, 7.50mm thick and weighs 3.5 grams. The fragment exhibit signs of abrasion and post-mortem damage. No butchery marks or evidence of working are present. This fragment could be of any date, from Bronze Age to Modern (2150 BC to 1900 AD). The fragment has not been photographed.
Created on: Saturday 14th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 20th August 2010
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Record ID: WAW-6C2255
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One (1) fragment of sheep-sized animal bone. The fragment is probably part of the occipital crest of the skull of a sheep sized animal. The fragment measures 41.29mm long, 25.30mm wide, 10.78mm thick and weighs 5.2 grams. The fragment exhibit signs of abrasion and post-mortem damage. No butchery marks or evidence of working are present. This fragment could be of any date, from Bronze Age to Modern (2150 BC to 1900 AD). The fragment has not been photographed.
Created on: Saturday 14th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 20th August 2010
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Record ID: WAW-6C3487
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One (1) fragment of cow sized animal bone. The fragment is probably part of the distal tibia (ankle end of the lower leg bones) of a cow sized individual. The fragment measures 84.67mm long, 34.18mm wide, 9.72mm thick and weighs 15.2 grams. The fragment exhibit signs of abrasion and post-mortem damage. A series of horizontal striations are present towards the end of the fragment, these could be butchery marks from the skinning or preparing of the animal. This fragment could be of any date, from Bronze Age to Modern (2150 BC to 1900 AD). …
Created on: Saturday 14th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 20th August 2010
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Record ID: WAW-FFEA67
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of cow bone. The fragment consists of a section of a right rib belonging to a cow sized animal. Muscle attachments are pronounced. Butchery marks along with modern post mortem breaks are present. It demonstrates signs of abrasion. Not photographed.
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: WAW-7DC898
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of cow bone. The fragment consists of the distal (lower) end of a left tibia belonging to a cow sized animal. Muscle attachments are pronounced. Modern post mortem breaks are present. It demonstrates signs of abrasion. Not photographed.
Created on: Monday 10th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: WAW-96BF74
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of sheep bone. The fragment consists of the proximal (upper) end of a metatarsel/metapodium belonging to a sheep sized animal. Modern post mortem breaks are present. It demonstrates signs of abrasion. Not photographed.
Created on: Tuesday 11th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: WMID-255746
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of cow-sized animal bone, recovered from the same findspot as a rimsherd of prehistoric pottery (WMID-253015). The fragments consist of one fragment of a cow-sized proximal metapodial and one fragment of a cow-sized scapula. Neither demonstrate signs of working or butchery.
Created on: Friday 11th December 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID-7BA3B7
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of sheep-sized animal bone, recovered from the same findspot as a rimsherd of prehistoric pottery (WMID-7BC607). The fragment consists of part of a sheep-sized long bone, mostly likely femur or humerus. No butchery marks are present. Not photographed.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID-7BDCB8
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of sheep/pig-sized animal bone. The fragment consists of part of a sheep/pig-sized long bone, mostly likely femur or humerus. It is split down the length of the bone, displaying the medullary cavity on the inside of the bone. No butchery marks are present. Active/woven bone formation is present on the surface. Not photographed.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID-7BF2F5
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of sheep/pig-sized animal bone. The fragment consists of part of a sheep/pig-sized long bone, mostly likely femur or humerus. It is split down the length of the bone, displaying the medullary cavity on the inside of the bone. No butchery marks are present. Active/woven bone formation is present on the surface. Not photographed.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID-7C0478
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A distal right foot phalange from an adult sheep. Not photographed.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.