Record ID: HAMP-75C215
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Upper Palaeolithic flint blade, bifacially knapped, with both edges sharpened. It is asymmetrical, and the distal left side of the blade is almost bulbous as it is thicker than the rest of the object. The flint itself is grey-white in colour, with a very small amount of iron staining. Some cortex remains on the tip on the dorsal face, and a grey brown patina appears in patches on both faces.
Created on: Friday 13th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winchester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-CF8430
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An Upper Paleolithic blade, 119mm in length. This is a thick, high-backed blade with an abrupt end, which suggests that it may come from a two platform core. The striking platform is heavily abraded. In profile the blade is curved. The whole is patinated a chalky buff, with iron staining on the ventral face. There is some ventral edge damage or post-patination retouch on the left edge. It is likely to be very late in date, from around 28,000-9,000 BC.
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 20th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Methwold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-4DA237
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Flint blade, probable Final Late Upper Palaeolithic straight backed blade (c.13,000BC-8,300BC); possibly Neolithic blade (4,500BC-2,100BC). Incomplete - both ends broken - the thin end recently, and the thick end in antiquity. Sub-rectangular in plan, tapering slightly in both planes towards the distal end; trapezoidal section; straight profile. Ventral surface - bulb broken off; modern damage at distal end. Dorsal - two large flake scars on the surface, and one flake creating a 90degrees backed edge along the left lateral edge (no retouch necessary) with some areas of modern damage; …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elmton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-CF2323
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Earlier Upper Palaeolithic backed piece bladelet. See Butler 2005 p 73. Narrow bladelet with abrupt retouch along one edge; the opposing edge has not been retouched. It is 43.17mm long, 11.28mm wide, 6.20mm thick and weighs 3.7 grams.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birch CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMGW1201
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Eight flint blades.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2000
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Abermawr', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMGW1202
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Eleven flint blade fragments.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2000
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Abermawr', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMGW1204
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
One flint core rejuvenation blade..
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2000
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Abermawr', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMGW1205
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
One truncated flint blade.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2000
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Abermawr', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-612226
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This artefact is a flint blade, broken at both ends, and measuring a maximum of 96 x 32 x 11mm. The dorsal scar pattern indicates it was one of a sequence of blades detached preferentially from one end of a blade core. The artefact is in reasonably sharp condition. Its natural grey colour is altered by a thin light brown staining which covers the majority of its surfaces. The most characteristic feature is the extensive secondary scarring visible along its edges. On the left edge, the dorsal surface is partially covered by invasive scalariform retouch scars, some up to 12mm in len…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: GLO-79F1D3
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Notched blade Late Palaeolithic Length 84mm, width 40mm, thickness 19mm. Bulb of percussion on the top of the ventral with very slight ripples emanating outwards. Blade running down two thirds of the length of the artefact on either side. (When looking at the dorsal side) The right side blade has slight evidence of retouch, with pressure flakes being removed from the ventral side. The left blade has pressure flakes removed from both the ventral and dorsal sides, two thirds of the way down this blade terminates in a semicircular notch (11mm wide, 6mm deep) that has been remo…
Created on: Wednesday 28th July 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Taynton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-95D308
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade flake (Prehistoric). No areas of retouch. Orange/brown/grey flint with thick patina, there are some rust spots present on the flint. Small area of cortex (approx. 5%) on the tip of the flake. There are three removal scars on the dorsal surface. The flake appears to have come from the top of the core ?a core rejuvenating flake. There is some modern edge damage present. Length: 56.42mm; width: 23.36mm; thickness: 7.76mm; weight: 11.61g.
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middleton Cheney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-949E53
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An exceptionally large but broken flint blade of possible late Paleolithic or more probable early Mesolithic date (12000 -6500 BC). The blade is broadly sub-rectangular in shape and lentoid (crested) in cross section. The prepared striking platform and bulb of percussion are both present. The dorsal face shows a number of vertical flake scars (ridges / crests) formed by the removal of other flakes from a large core prior to the creation of this blade - all these removals have been caused by blades being taken in a similar direction. There is no evidence of retouch. The long edges o…
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-E2546A
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Upper Palaeolithic long blade soft hammer struck from an opposed platform core with nine long fluted blade flake scars converging on the dorsal face towards the distal end of this piece suggesting that the core from which it was struck was approximately 200 mm long. It is patinated with a mottled orange, brown and grey with one recent chip to one lateral edge revealing the mid-grey flint this blade was originally made from. There are small areas to both lateral edges that are finely use worn and are patinated. Long blades are an efficient way of producing long sharp cutting im…
Created on: Monday 27th April 2015
Last updated: Friday 22nd July 2016
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: HESH-B1BD49
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An exceptionally large flint blade of possible late (upper) Palaeolithic or more probable early Mesolithic date (12000 -6500 BC) or early Neolithic date (3500-2300 BC). The blade is broadly sub-rectangular in shape and triangular(crested) in cross section. The prepared striking platform is present as is the keeled bulb of percussion on the ventral face. The dorsal face shows a number of vertical flake scars (ridges / crests) formed by the removal of other flakes from a large prepared core prior to the creation of this blade - all these removals have been caused by blades being taken i…
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-188720
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Upper Palaeolithic long blade fragment with an ancient transverse bending fracture at the mid-point of the blade, and with the distal end is missing. Semi-soft hammer struck from an opposed platform core, with one bifurcated flake scar towards the break orientated 180 degrees from the rest, it is now patinated a light mottled grey with some recent chips revealing the original dark grey flint inside. 65 x 33.5 x 9.5 mm.
Created on: Friday 4th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-5BFD70
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Upper Palaeolithic long blade which appears to be struck with a soft hammer from a single platform core. Flake directions are difficult to observe as the piece is heavily patinated white with some small areas of spotty iron staining. The proximal end is missing, broken recently and revealing unpatinated black flint. One lateral edge has been steeply retouched along its length at a later date, perhaps during the Neolithic or Bronze Age and has a light grey patination. Such re-use is uncommon, but not unknown. It shows that this piece had been lost or discarded and found several th…
Created on: Monday 9th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-6604AF
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Late Upper Palaeolithic blade of pale brown unpatinated flint, obliquely blunted on the left side and retouched at the proximal end with removal of the bulbar process, possibly a projectile point. The blunting commences at 53mm and continues to the distal tip, which is not broken but does not form a sharp point. There is a small notch centred at 20mm from the base on the right side. The profile is curved. Length 83mm. Width 20mm. Thickness 7mm.
Created on: Wednesday 15th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 15th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-D01204
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Upper Palaeolithic tertiary flint blade, soft hammer struck from an opposed platform core. Now patinated mottled grey, slight recent damage. Measuring 93 x 33 x 8.5mm.
Created on: Wednesday 6th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-D01F42
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly Late Upper Palaeolitich sub trinagular tertiary flint blade, soft hammer struck with a crushed platform. Brown flint with partial white patination. Measuring 43 x 16 x 4mm.
Created on: Wednesday 6th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-739CB4
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Lower) to Bronze Age (Later) retouched blade, 66mm long, 28mm wide, 15mm thick and 22.8g in weight. Made on a light grey opaque patinated flint/chert from a unidirectional core. The right lateral edge has received a small amount of semi-abrupt retouch on the ventral face. The butt shattered upon striking however it appears to have been perhaps facetted.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.