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Record ID: ESS-B4BE40
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete worked flint hand tool of Palaeolithic date (c.500,000-10,000BC)
Description: The object is broadly rectangular in plan and trapezoid in cross section with a slight curve. It has been produced from a tertiary flake of dark grey flint; there are tan brown patches and areas of white flecks on the dorsal face and white patination covering the ventral face. The dorsal face has areas of short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch on both mesal and a striking platform at the proximal end; the ventral side has a slightly concave curve and…
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: ESS-B19D28
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, Palaeolithic flint handaxe dating to circa 500,000-150,000 BC. It is sub-cordate in plan and pointed oval in cross section. Extensive working with a hammer on both faces.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 22nd September 2022
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This findspot is known as 'Near Castle Point', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: ESS-70BE1D
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Paeleolithic flint tranchet adze. Bifacially worked, but with a lot more removal scars on the ventral surface than the dorsal. The entire flint is pale grey in colour, with a darker grey patch on the proximal end. The adze is oval in section, though at points sub-triangular.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 14th March 2023
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This findspot is known as 'Near Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: ESS-509145
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pointed handaxe of honey-coloured flint, broken into two pieces. The handaxe is roughly triangular in section and is finely flaked over much of its surface. The cutting edges are both twisted, one more than the other. There is an extensive area of white cortex on the butt of the handaxe and smaller areas elsewhere on the surface. The handaxe appears to have been broken fairly recently as the edges of the break are sharp and clean, there is no variation in the colouration of the surface of the flint across the break and the two pieces fit together very easily.
Created on: Tuesday 24th August 2021
Last updated: Friday 27th August 2021
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This findspot is known as 'Walton Cliffs', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: ESS-45496C
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Triangular shaped flake point implement, made from a light grey flint. The flake tool has a distinct bulb of percussion on the ventral face. There is also small-scale semi-abrupt retouch along the proximal left edge (viewed ventrally). The flake curves slightly, so that the ventral face is concave.
The dorsal face features three prominent flake scars. Two of which are found along either edge, and the third and more recent removal is triangular in shape and ends in a point which joins the central arris. Removals of this type are typically associated with levallois, or 'prepared core…
Created on: Monday 15th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2019
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Record ID: ESS-447492
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub triangular lithic implement of light grey flint. The implement is a flake with evidence of working along the right proximal edge (viewed dorsally) and the right distal edge (viewed ventrally).
The ventral face shows a clear bulb of percussion which has a few removals present on it.The dorsal face shows a high, slightly off-centre arris. The proximal edge seems to show some platform preparation and damage.
Dimensions: weight: 28.34g, length: 67.4mm, width: 35.2mm, thickness: 14.5mm
Created on: Monday 15th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
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Record ID: ESS-1FA69B
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worked flint of deep brown/beige colour.
There is working around most edges of the flake. When viewed from the ventral face, there is an extremely prominent bulb 'ripple' pattern, suggesting a forceful flake removal. The entire edge of the flake has been 'backed' or retouched by steep sided removals which blunt the edge of the flake. This backing is extremely prominent on the lower right edge when viewed from the ventral face where removals have completely blunted and thickened the edge resulting in a 9.5mm thick edge.
The striking platform has also been worked with invasive sca…
Created on: Friday 20th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
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Record ID: ESS-AE2DB8
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lithic point dating from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age. Its possible age covers a potentially vast span of time, from c. 100,000 years ago to c. 800 BC.
The point is made on a triangular shaped flake, with evidence of invasive knapping on both faces and along the edges.
There is a prominent bulb of percussion on the ventral face, which is suggestive of hard hammer knapping technique. The dorsal face features invasive large flake removals across the surface of the flake, with small 'retouch' along the right edge, and blunted retouch along the left edge.
The flint is dark …
Created on: Monday 19th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2018
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Record ID: ESS-DDDBFF
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped handaxe of early to middle Palaeolithic date c. 500,000 years ago - 200,000 years ago.
The tool is bifacial and ovate in shape, and features flake removals across a large portion of both faces.
The proximal (butt) end is curved and the distal end is slightly narrower and is asymmetric in form, as one side is notched or shouldered whilst the other extends slightly higher and shows evidence of a breakage just to the side of the top-most point of the axe.
The item is a pointed oval shape in section. The thickest portion of the tool is at the centre, tapering out in thick…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2018
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Record ID: ESS-8AD69B
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint flake point. The implement is ovoid/leaf shaped in plan, and tapers from the butt which is the thickect part of the item, to the point. The flake is somewhat thick throughout and the butt is formed from a large wegde shape, which seems to have no evidence of flaking present. It is possible that the flake was struck opportunistically, as there seems to be little preparation of the striking platform.
The dorsal face features a prominent arris running down the centre. It was likely struck as a tertiary flake. There is semi-invasive flaking on the right side edge, where parallel …
Created on: Friday 14th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2017
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Record ID: ESS-75B3BC
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worked flint blade flake, possibly Mousterian. The flint is a very dark brown with some grey and cream coloured inclusions. It is roughly triangular or slightly 'S' shaped, tapering to a point at the distal end, where it curves slightly so that the point is bent at an angle.
The implement was struck as a large flake from a core, possibly a Levallois core, and worked along the edges of both faces to produce a thinned edge.
The dorsal face features the scars of at least three previous removals, as well as some smaller removals closer to the butt. The retouch around the edges is va…
Created on: Thursday 13th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2017
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Record ID: ESS-3EA95F
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large flint flake likely removed during a lithic reduction sequence. The artefact is made of light grey flint, with some cortex remaining on the proximal end of the dorsal face. The ventral face is convex and smooth, and though it is difficult to locate ripples of percussion, it seems likely that this face was detached from the flint nodule during the removal process. The dorsal face shows evidence of previous flake removals, with the entire left edge showing evidence of a steep-sided abrupt removal.
There is no evidence of retouch on the item, though it may well have been used a…
Created on: Thursday 23rd March 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
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This findspot is known as 'Ashen', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: ESS-3E75FA
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake likely removed during a lithic reduction process. The flake bears evidence of a bulb of percussion on the ventral face, with evidence of a faceted striking platform. There is a clean break on the left distal edge of the flake (when in ventral view). The dorsal face shows evidence of previous stepped removal fractures. There is little evidence of retouch, though there is perhaps a small localised portion on the distal edge of the dorsal face as the edge curves inwards and up again, forming a small 'inlet'. If this is retouch, it is perhaps evidence of fortuitous use of th…
Created on: Thursday 23rd March 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ashen', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: ESS-46C877
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked pointed lithic implement. The tool is a dark grey flint with lighter grey and beige coloured inclusions. The surface retouch and flakes show evidence of having been 'rolled' or abraded, whilst the edge retouch is somewhat sharper.
One side of the artefact looks to have less flake scars and a generally smooth apperance, suggesting the piece was struck as a large flake from a core and worked predominantly on the dorsal face. The tool is sub triangular in shape and oval in cross section. There is evidence of flake removals on the dorsal surface, though near the distal end the…
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
No spatial data available.
Record ID: ESS-88730B
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A Palaeolithic flint handaxe, dating 500,000-250,000 BC. The flint is a mottled mid-light grey colour. The handaxe is pointed at one end and rounded at the other. The evidence of retouch seems to be mixed, with covering, scaled with parallel retouch in places and semi-abrupt to low angle. Some trace of recortication on the base of both sides.
Handaxes like this were used throughout the Palaeolithic period (800,000-250,000BC). These tools are often believed to have been produced by early humans, such as Homo antecessor or Homo heidelbergensis.
Dimensions: length: 140 mm; width: 72.33 …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Last updated: Friday 11th May 2018
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Record ID: ESS-55454C
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lithic handaxe, knapped from mid grey flint, of probable Palaeolithic date. Flakes have been removed from both surfaces to shape the axe, which is oval in plan. It has an elongated lenticular cross section with pointed edges. The edges of the axe are damaged and worn. The surface of the axe is a creamy white colour, however the grey flint can be seen on the more recent damage to the axe. The axe is 93.7mm long, 81.1mm wide and is 24.4mm thick.
Created on: Thursday 1st January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th February 2015
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Record ID: ESS-C122F6
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Palaeolithic knapped flint cordate handaxe. The axe is sub-oval in plan, with a rounded butt end and point. There is a later fracture removing a large flake on one side side of the axe. In profile the axe is straight sided. The surface is predominantly covered with scars from flake removal, with increased level of removals around the butt end. There is a small amount of cortex surviving in the middle of one surface of the axe, however the majority of the surface is a light-cream to white colour due to heavy patination. Later removals caused by damage have a lighter patination, with ev…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 25th March 2012
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Record ID: ESS-92A0B1
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped flint tertiary flake retouched into a shouldered point. It is 42.41mm long, 26.93mm wide, 11.20mm thick and weighs 12.70 grams. Probably of Upper Palaeolithic to Mesolithic date.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2011
Last updated: Friday 26th August 2011
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Record ID: ESS-923486
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Palaeolithic knapped flint flake. There is a platform, and evidence of a bulb and negative bulb. It is worn and the surface repatinated. It is 81.51mm long, 43.85mm wide, 11.44mm thick and weighs 36.42 grams.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th August 2011
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Record ID: ESS-921831
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Palaeolithic knapped flint secondary flake. There is a platform. The dorsal surface has flakes removed and is half covered in cortex. It is 62.53mm long, 41.29mm wide, 14.71mm thick and weighs 34.08 grams.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 17th August 2011
Spatial data recorded.
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