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: 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-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: WILT-98DF4E
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age bone awl, probably dating to the period 2150 BC - 800 BC. One end of the bone retains the distal condyle while the other has been narrowed to create a pointed tip. The tip would have been used to pierce other materials. The front of the awl shows a lower recess created removing part of the bone which reveals a inner chamber. Just above the recess there is a decoration composed by three incided and trasversal lines. Part of the decoration is not visible due to an old circular break of the bone. Both sides of the recess is a small groove. The reverse part is smooth with …
Created on: Monday 16th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 27th May 2016
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Record ID: LON-FCDBD7
Object type: ANIMAL REMAINS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragments of upper and lower mandible of a cow and seven teeth. The portion of the cattle's palatte has split in two down a natural bone fissure and the lower mandible is only a fragment. The teeth are in good condition but not attached to the skull fragments, they were found in association with. The bone has been recorded as it is from an area rich in prehistoric activity and has the potential to be associated with it. All of the teeth are molars with well preserved root structure.
Created on: Friday 8th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-BC95E9
Object type: CREMATION
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Multiple fragments of cremated bone. Associated with a cremation probably human from a Bronze Age cairn. The length is 45-3mm, the width is 11-3mm and the weight 15.24g. Associated with LANCUM-06AA41, LANCUM-0633E7, LANCUM-064172, LANCUM-0788A0, and LANCUM-069462.
Created on: Tuesday 7th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2015
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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: 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: WMID-33CFC6
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One (1) fragment of sheep bone. The fragment is the proximal end of a radius (lower front arm) of a sheep. The fragment measures 71.85mm long, 34.25mm wide, 17.51mm thick and weighs 16.7 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).
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2012
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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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