Record ID: CORN-E7CA96
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint implement, possibly a double-sided scraper. While there is certainly retouch marks, there is nothing to suggest use-wear, although it certainly has the shape and appearance congruent with a Mesolithic bladed tool. There is no evidence of ripple marks on its ventral surface, which would suggest that it is not a primary flake. There are two patches of cortex on the object, both on its dorsal surface; one under the sharpened edge, on the left-hand side, and the other at the very top of the piece. As the cortex only accounts for c.20% of the piece, this tool was probably crafted fro…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: CORN-735FC5
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete red-hued flint bladelet, likely dating to the late Mesolithic period, with an almost grainy-like appearance. It is rectangular-shaped, although it is leaning to a tilt. It is a double-edged blade, whereby both long sides are sharpened, while the uppermost short side seems to be the tip of the blade. While the blade is incomplete, as Mesolithic blades are often rather small, it is likely that there is not much missing, and abrasion caused by its time spent in the sea may account for any loss of surface. Found while beach-combing, after a heavy summer storm had taken place e…
Created on: Saturday 23rd December 2023
Last updated: Saturday 13th January 2024
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Record ID: CORN-9098E1
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint microlith, of probable late Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 5000 BC - 2351 BC).  It is broadly crescent shaped and is sub-triangular in cross-section. On the ventral face is a clear bulb of percussion with conchoidal ripple marks travelling towards the distal, pointed end. There is evidence of lateral flake removal on the dorsal face and flake removal or retouch along the right hand edge. This possibly indicates earlier removals of small bladelets. There is also evidence of small scale retouch along the long edges although this is …
Created on: Monday 8th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
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Record ID: CORN-6167F4
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage, of probable Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 7000 BC - 2351 BC). The object is sub-rectangular in plan with one rounded and one rectilinear end. It is broadly sub-triangular in cross-section. A sub-rectangular strip of cortex remains horizontally orientated on the distal end of the dorsal surface, indicating that this is a secondary flake. The bulb of percussion is visible on the ventral face at the proximal, rounded end. There are faint conchoidal ripple marks evident on both faces. There is evidence of flake removal on the dor…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th March 2023
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Record ID: CORN-155F0E
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage, of probable Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 7000 BC - 2351 BC). A sub-rectangular strip of cortex remains on the dorsal surface, indicating that this is a secondary flake. The object is sub-oval and sub-triangular in profile. The bulb of percussion is visible on the ventral face at the proximal end. There are faint conchoidal ripple marks evident on both faces. There is possibly some evidence of abrupt, scaled retouch on the right hand side of the dorsal face but this is minimal. It is mottled mid to dark grey in colour and is…
Created on: Friday 13th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th January 2023
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Record ID: CORN-FA3BA3
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage or possible scraper, of probable Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 7000 BC - 2351 BC). It is a tertiary flake as no cortex remains and is sub-triangular in both plan and cross-section.There is a clear bulb of percussion with conchoidal ripple marks evident on the ventral surface. On the dorsal surface there is evidence of small flake removal or retouch along the margin of the proximal end. The flint is grey in colour with a smooth, slightly shiny patina. It is fairly translucent towards the edges.  Measurements: Length, 30.28mm; Width, 16.27mm; Thi…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: CORN-F9F48D
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage, of probable Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 7000 BC - 2351 BC).  It is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section. There is a bulb of percussion evident at the proximal end and possible evidence of removal of a microburin at the distal end where there is a very clean, straight break. This is more commonly seen on microliths. It is opaque and mid grey in colour with patches of light grey on both faces. It is possibly derived from local beach pebble.  Measurements: Length, 36.33mm; Width, 12.59mm; Thickness, 5.77mm; Weig…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: CORN-F64FC4
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of probably Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 7000 BC - 2351 BC). It is sub-rectangular in plan with a sub-triangular cross-section. There is a clear bulb of percussion present on the ventral surface with conchoidal ripple marks evident. There is possibly evidence of some very short, scaled retouch along the right hand side of the dorsal face although this is unclear.  It is a mottled dark grey in colour with a small patch of white on the right hand side of the dorsal face. It is a secondary flake with a long strip of cortex covering the area betwee…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: CORN-0F9401
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint blade, microlith or serrated lithic implement of probable late Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 5000-2351 BC).  It is a broadly crescent-shaped, secondary flake showing a small patch of cortex on the dorsal face. It has a triangular cross-section. There is evidence flake removal on the dorsal surface and short, scaled, abrupt retouch on the left hand side of the dorsal face. It is mostly opaque, becoming semi-opaque at the edges. It is mid-grey in colour with a patch of lighter grey at the narrowest end. Similar retouch can be seen on o…
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: CORN-972BB4
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Narrow flake with long narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and  with a bulb at the narrower end of its ventral surface. Patches of misty patina may suggest subsequent exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC
Created on: Thursday 20th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2022
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Record ID: CAM-A2FC37
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A tertiary flint blade, struck with a soft hammer, recorticated overall. Blades of the form were made during the Late Upper Palaeolithic, Early Mesolithic and Early Neolithic making dating difficult. Weight is 0.97g, length is 29.4mm, width is 10.1mm and thickness is 3.2mm.
Created on: Friday 4th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-F09AE4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bevelled pebble with probable hammer use wear of Mesolithic date. The tool is oval in cross section and tapers slightly from one end to the other. It is bevelled at one end and shows use wear consistent with hammering at the other. Bevelled pebbles are fairly common finds on later Mesolithic sites, particularly along the coast. They are commonly interpreted as being used in the processing of seal skins. This particular tool has been used as a hammer in addition to the bevelled edge, and may have been carried inland for this purpose.
Created on: Thursday 8th April 2021
Last updated: Thursday 8th April 2021
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Record ID: CORN-2BB377
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two single-platform flint microcores, left with the scars of flake removals to produce microliths, dating from the Mesolithic period. One is 28.5 mm in length and 25.5 mm in width. The second is squatter than the first, 18 mm in length and 35 mm in width and retains a large patch of coarse cortex indicating that it was derived from a local beach pebble. The cores are coated with a creamy-white surface patina from exposure to hear and sunlight but would have originally been a darker grey in colour. Butler (2005) illustrates a group of Mesolithic, single-platform bladelet cores fr…
Created on: Thursday 19th March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd April 2020
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Record ID: CORN-7EDCA2
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken flint microlith of the Mesolithic period. A scalene triangle in plan, very slightly plano-convex in profile and triangular in section. The microlith is 27.5 mm in length, 14 mm in width and 2 mm in thickness. The blade from which the microlith was made has been snapped and the distal end is missing. The proximal pointed end has been snapped also just beyond the striking point and the bulb of percussion but faint conchoidal ripples are visible on the ventral face. The right margin of the dorsal face has been blunted by very fine retouch along its entire length, as far as the p…
Created on: Thursday 27th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
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Record ID: CORN-7E1B6B
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An opposing-platform flint microcore dating from the Mesolithic period, trapezoidal in plan, lenticular in profile and in section, 56 mm long, 34 mm wide, 21.5 mm thick and 39.45 g in weight. Apart from one flake scar at the proximal end the dorsal face is completely covered by the original cortex. The remnants of striking platforms are visible at both ends, from which numerous long, narrow, shallow blade scars originate, extending across the ventral face, resulting in an impellent which is thin at both ends and wider at the middle. The colour of the flint is a mottled light to dark …
Created on: Thursday 27th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 24th April 2020
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Record ID: CORN-AFF1E5
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade, tear-shaped in plan and lozenge-shaped in profile and section, dating from the Mesolithic period (c.9000-4000 BC). The blade is 34.5 mm in length, 17 mm in width, 4.5 mm in thickness and weighs 3.5 g. A tertiary flake, with no cortex remaining with a pale cream surface patina, derived from a local beach pebble. The dorsal face bears the scars form the removal of four earlier flakes or blades. The proximal end has been slightly damaged, obscuring the point of percussion but the bulb of percussion is visible on the ventral face. There is a small break at the distal end wh…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2020
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Record ID: CORN-AFE174
Object type: AWL
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint piercer or awl, lozenge-shaped in plan, profile and section, dating from the Later Mesolithic period (c.6500-4000 BC). The piercer is 23.5 mm in length, 7.35 mm in width, 1 mm in thickness and 0.35 g in weight. It is produced from a tertiary micro-flake of mottled light to dark grey flint derived from a local beach pebble. The dorsal face bears the scars of removal of two earlier flakes whilst the conchoidal fractures from the original flaking process are still visible on the ventral face, but the bulb of percussion has been removed. The piercer has then been abruptly retouche…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2020
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Record ID: CORN-094C06
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint micro-core. The core is 48 mm long, 41 mm in width, 34.5 mm in thickness and 86.35 g in weight. A spherical flint beach pebble of fine-grained black flint, perhaps from Beer Head in Devon, with a thin sandy-brown cortex has been shaped in several distinct patches by the removal of multiple very small, shallow flakes from various directions. The resulting core has four flattened faces with the unaltered rounded surfaces at opposite ends. At one end, and on one side surrounding the largest of the flaked areas, the cortex is pitted with many small points of percussion …
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: CORN-040757
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A greywacke pebble hammer or 'limpet scoop', 137 mm long, 50 mm maximum width and 24 mm thick, weighing 217.65 g. A rounded trapezoid in plan, an elongated rectangle in profile and oval in section. There are two linear fissures on one face of the pebble but these appear to be natural; several small linear scratches appear to be recent, possibly the result of plough damage. The narrow end has been damaged by percussion, suggesting that the pebble has been used as a hammer. Bevelled pebble tools of this type have been found at various locations in Cornwall, such as at North Cliffs (Andy…
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: CORN-03F8B0
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One flint and one Greensand chert single-platform micro-core. The flint core is triangular in profile and sub-square in plan, and is 47 mm in length, 25 mm in width, 18 mm in thickness and 23 g in weight. At least six narrow, longitudinal blades have been removed from this single-platform core. The surface patina is white mottled with very small dark specks and some patches of iron staining. The patina, together with the careful workmanship suggest a date in the Mesolithic or early Neolithic periods. The chert core is 52 mm in length, 30 mm in width, 18 mm in thickness and 38 g in wei…
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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