Record ID: WAW-717823
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Quartzite hammer stone, undatable; Early Mesolithic to Modern. Made from a quartzite cobble, one end shaped by use, some signs of damage by percussion. Length 65.7mm, Width 43.9mm, Thickness 38.8mm, Mass 178.22g
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A9F048
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of field walked finds from the Sykehouse area of Doncaster has been recorded under individual records which are all linked to this one. These finds should be considered alongside the results of an excavation that was done in Sykehouse in 2002 by Archaeological Services WYAS and which are published in "Excavations at Topham Farm, Sykehouse, South Yorkshire: A Late Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement in the Humberhead Levels" by Ian Roberts, published in 2003 by Archaeological Services WYAS. The fieldwalking finds and the data from the excavation are significant because …
Created on: Wednesday 11th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: HESH-087A86
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Perforated stone spindle whorl or net weight of unknown date – probably Mesolithic – Modern (6500 BC – 1800 AD). The stone used to make the artefact is a micaceous sandstone which is a mid brown grey colour. The weight is irregular being broadly sub-circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The central hole is drilled from both ends, is broadly circular in shaped and waisted (egg-timer) in cross section. The maximum diameter of the hole measures 8.4mm. The whorl is not decorated and the surface is rough. Spindle whorls are used for a long period of time and as such are very…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NCL-6C6B46
Object type: SMOOTHING EQUIPMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oblong stone smoother that could date from the Prehistoric to early Modern periods. The stone is subrectangular in plan and sub-drop-shaped in section. The entire surface is smooth, as if river-worn, but the object was found on agricultural land. The stone is igneous, and probably a basalt.
Created on: Friday 24th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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