Record ID: LANCUM-37D299
Object type: ANIMAL REMAINS
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric antler from either a large Cervus species, or an Elk (Alces alces). The antler's bud measures 65mm x 65mm, and does not appear large enough to be from an Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus). The breaks on the antler have occurred post deposition. There are no blade marks on the antler so it may have died of natural causes. There are few signs of abrasion so it is unlikely to have moved far from its original deposition site. Dates between 10,000 and 1,900 BC. There doesn't appear to have been any significant mineralisation of the organic material s…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Walney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6BFC0C
Object type: ANIMAL REMAINS
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric antler from either a large Cervus species, or an Elk (Alces alces). The antler's bud measures 75mm x 62mm, and does not appear large enough to be from an Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus). The breaks on the antler have occurred post deposition. Dates between 10,000 and 1,900 BC, probably from the earlier Mesololithic as the antler is partially mineralised. Length 378mm, width 331mm, thickness 62mm, and weighs approximately 8000g.
Created on: Wednesday 26th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Walney', grid reference and parish protected.

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
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-CC46C2
Object type: PICK
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic - Bronze Age (4,000 - 1,200BC) antler pick. This pick has been constructed from the tip of an antler tine. There is a cut surface across the butt and there is a triangular chip missing; this is probably post depositional damage. A hole has been drilled near the butt to accommodate the haft. The hole has cylindrical sides. There are very distinctive cut marks which indicate a flint tool was used to cut the tine and work on the hole. There is some wear and polishing around the hole which is related to the movement of the haft. The polishing around the tip would part…
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2012
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-FF9418
Object type: ARM GUARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible wrist guard or bracer made from bone. In plan it is rectangular and in section it is a slight crescent. One terminal has three circular holes in a row measuring 3.9mm diameter. This terminal has slightly rounded corners and the edge is slightly bevelled on the upper surface and straight and flat on the edge. The opposite terminal is a cut edge, which has a cut mark alongside it. The surface of the guard has a well developed shiny patina. It measures 44.86mm long, 21.09mm wide, 4.77mm thick and weighs 5.6g. The identification of a wrist guard or bracer is very tentative for …
Created on: Thursday 18th October 2012
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-A78983
Object type: ANTLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked antler of possible Bronze Age date. The tip of one antler tine survives, terminating in old breaks at one end and missing the very end of the tine due to old breaks. Towards the tip of the antler the surfaces have been worn smooth appearing almost polished in places, and demonstrating extensive tool marks and signs of use wear. Precisely what this object was originally used for remains uncertain, however the findspot is suggestive of prehistoric rather than later usage, possibly during the Bronze Age. It measures 171mm in length, 25.31mm in width, 31.96mm in depth/thickness, …
Created on: Wednesday 12th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-4638B7
Object type: HUMAN REMAINS
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
The upper part of a human skull in very good condition and stained dark brown. The fragment is almost certainly of prehistoric date. Emily Brants reports: The remains consist of the frontal bone from the skull of an adult male human. The age of the individual cannot be attributed any more accurately, due to the lack of aging indicators (e.g. teeth or corresponding skull bones with sutures etc). The skull is probably male, due to the prominent supraorbital ridge and the blunt angle of the superior margin of the orbits. The bone has the appearance of beginning to fossilise, as it has lo…
Created on: Monday 20th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-A969A1
Object type: POINT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Prehistoric, probably Neolithic – Iron Age bone point (3500BC – 100AD). This point has been made from a metatarsal (hind foot) possibly from a cervid. The bone’s morphology has been used to give this point its triangular fluted cross-section. The bone was shaped using a flint tool leaving characteristic striations. It has snapped at an angle across the shaft. Alan Pipe suggests that it snapped during use rather than post deposition. Dimensions: length: 159.83mm; width: 11.65mm; thickness: 11.05mm; weight: 19.76g.
Created on: Monday 24th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-A94ED0
Object type: POINT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Prehistoric, probably Neolithic – Bronze Age bone point or awl (3500-800BC). A bone from a sheet/goat has been worked to from this point/awl. The tip of the point is broken and has the same dark staining as the rest of the surface suggesting the damage occurred in antiquity. Dimensions: length: 97.56mm; width: 12.47mm; thickness: 6.38mm; weight: 5.45g.
Created on: Monday 24th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-181793
Object type: MACE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic or Bronze Age macehead, carved from the basal area of a red deer (Cervus elaphus) antler. The porous core of the antler has been removed, so as to form a hollow cylinder that could easily be hafted to a handle. A large transverse hole (diameter 24.9mm)has been bored through the antler beam, so that it crosses the hollowed out core, and emerges through the cortex on the other face. This perforation is almost perfectly circular, and must have been done with a purpose-made tool. Notably, the edges of the perforation are smooth, relatively sharp, and show no evidence of wea…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 3rd July 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-4FA061
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Barbed and tanged late neolithic/ Early bronze age bone arrowhead.
Created on: Tuesday 19th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.