Record ID: IOW-72DB67
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Complete flint tranchet axe or pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (7000 BC - 3000 BC). Length 176mm, width 70mm and 51mm thick. Weight 674g. The implement has three faces and is sub-triangular in cross-section. When viewed from the side it is "hump-backed" and has a sinuous profile. The removals cover the whole of the surface except for a small area of cortex on the butt. The cutting edge has been formed by the removal of a tranchet flake on the lower side of one of the faces. It has a creamy/grey patina and is in good condition.
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2005
Last updated: Friday 9th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bembridge Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C2E6B4
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint tranchet axehead of probable Early Mesolithic date (10000 BC-7000 BC). The pick is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. It has probably been made from an elongated flint pebble. There is buff cortex on one side and part of the dorsal face. The ventral face has been knapped overall. Some of the retouch on the cutting edge has a darker patina and may indicate that the edge has been re-sharpened. The arrises are not very sharp. This implement, similar to many others found in the Isle of Wight, is probably a local product as flint is readily ava…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-D64A03
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Mesolithic flint 'Thames pick' tranchet axehead or adze (c. 9000 BC-c. 4000 BC). This implement has been made on an elongated flint nodule which has been flaked overall, except for a small area at the butt end where the cortex remains. This implement is sub-rectangular in plan and side view, sub-square in cross-section. Mid-way along its length, two of the four faces are 'waisted'. The sharp cutting edge is formed by oblique removal of two 'tranchet' flakes. A small portion at the butt end has been battered indicating that the implement may also have been used as a hamme…
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-E04195
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Mesolithic flint adze or pick-like axehead (c. 10000-c. 4000 BC). This implement, manufactured on an elongated pebble, is sub-rectangular in plan. It is sub-triangular in cross-section close to the butt end and roughly pointed-oval close to the cutting edge. The butt end is rounded and has some cortex and the cutting edge has been crudely fashioned (not a true tranchet removal). One face is convex and the opposite face is flatter. Where it has been knapped it is orange and crisp. Off-white cortex on both faces is worn. This implement, a surface find in ploughsoil, …
Created on: Saturday 10th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-04FA37
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Flint end-scraper of probable Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (7000 BC – 3000 BC). Length 58mm, width 20mm and 7.2mm thick. Weight 9.46g. The scraper is formed on a long creamy grey patinated blade. The ventral surface is plain and relatively flat and instead of a bulb of percussion being present, there is a large percussion scar. The ventral surface has a mesial ridge along the distal half and two arrises at the proximal end. These features were formed by the detachment of blades. The distal end has been retouched to form a working edge and the removals here are at an abrup…
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newchurch Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-0B64A9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Prehistoric flint scraper of possible Neolithic or Bronze Age date (c. 4000 BC-c. 800 BC). This grey implement is semi-circular in plan and roughly pointed-oval in cross-section. It has been knapped on both faces and the removals at the edges are short, parallel and semi-abrupt. There is no indication of wear. Length: 58.8mm; width: 36.6mm; thickness: 12.1mm. Weight: 29.01g.
Created on: Saturday 24th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-1195FD
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint scraper or possible late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date (c. 7000 BC-c. 3501 BC). This implement is sub-rectangular in plan, sub-triangular in cross-section and has a striking platform. The dorsal face has two negative blade scars and has been battered and stepped at the proximal end. About 40% of the dorsal surface is covered with light buff cortex. The sides and the distal end have been retouched and the removals are short, parallel and low angled. The ventral face has a bulb of percussion with a bulbar scar and low relief ripples. On the ventral face there is…
Created on: Friday 31st May 2019
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-E1FAF9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic flint scraper (c. 7000 BC-c. 3500 BC). This implement has been produced on a secondary flake and has a striking platform at the proximal end. The dorsal face has about 40% cortex and the distal end has been retouched to form a working surface. The retouch is short abrupt and parallel. At the proximal end of the ventral face there is a bulb of percussion. There are no ripples on the ventral face. The scraper is mottled grey and off-white and the cortex is brown and buff. Length: 73.6mm; width: 38.3mm; thickness: 12.0mm. Weight: 33.36g.
Created on: Friday 31st March 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-FF0843
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (c. 6500 BC – c. 2900 BC). Length 161.3mm, maximum width 61.3mm and maximum thickness 43.2mm. Weight 410.0g. This pick, like other similar implements found in the Isle of Wight, is characteristically hump-backed. In plan, from the centre, the width generally narrows towards the butt and widens towards the cutting edge. It is sub-triangular in cross-section forming three main faces. Flaking covers the whole of each face and just a small area of cortex is present on the crest where two of the faces abut. The cutting …
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-914933
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (6500 BC - 2900 BC). Length: 121.8mm; width: 46.2mm and 35.8mm thick. Weight: 247.54g. This pick has been knapped overall except for a small area at one side of the butt where a creamy coloured cortex is present. It is characteristically hump-backed and is an elongated sub-oval shape in plan. In plan, the sides flare outwards slightly towards the cutting edge which has been achieved by crude radial flaking on the dorsal face. The rear face of the cutting edge does not have a transverse flake removal. In side view, the p…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-677D60
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date (6500 BC - 2900 BC). Length: 128.2mm; width: 45.5mm; thickness: 37.1mm; weight: 252.56g. This pick has been knapped overall except for a small area at one side of the butt where a creamy coloured cortex is present. It is characteristically hump-backed and is an elongated sub-oval shape in plan. In plan, the sides are roughly parallel and then taper near the bottom towards the cutting edge which has been achieved by very large flake removals on two of the opposite faces. In side view, the pick is widest at the butt end …
Created on: Sunday 22nd March 2009
Last updated: Sunday 30th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-CDDA91
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Mesolithic to early Neolithic pick (c. 6500 BC c. 2900 BC).The pick, made from an elongated flint nodule, is largely trapezoidal in cross-section. However the butt end is semi-circular in cross-section. It has been crudely flaked and is 'waisted' at the centre. In side view it is 'hog-backed'. In plan, the cutting edge is slightly pointed (almost semi-circular) and its side view is 'V'-shaped. The upper face of the butt end is battered and has been used as a hammer. The flint is mainly buff/beige and has some slightly darker areas. 183.2 x 70.4 x 56.2mm. Weight: 696g…
Created on: Friday 25th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 28th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-37A392
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (6500 BC – 2900 BC). Length: 106.4mm; width: 52.2mm and 40.8 thick. Weight: 215.09g. This pick has been knapped overall. It is characteristically ‘hump-backed’ and is an elongated sub-oval shape in plan. In plan, the sides flare outwards slightly towards the cutting edge which has been achieved by crude radial flaking on the dorsal face. The rear face of the cutting edge does not have a transverse flake removal. In side view, the pick is widest at about 2/3 of the way down from the butt. At this point, on the dor…
Created on: Thursday 26th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-44EB38
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date (6500 BC-2900 BC). The pick is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. It has been made from an elongated flint pebble and some small areas of a grey cortex survive on the dorsal face and the butt end. It has been knapped overall on the ventral face and also along both sides. The cutting edge is pointed and the butt end is rounded and blunt. This implement, similar to others found in the Isle of Wight inter-tidal zone, is coloured dark grey, grey, orange and buff. It was found as a surface find …
Created on: Monday 18th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6B5DB7
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pick of Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date (c. 6500 BC-c. 2900 BC). The implement is made of chert and has been knapped overall to form a sub-rectangular shape in plan. It is sub-triangular in cross-section, blunt at the butt end and the cutting edge is in the form of a three faced point. This implement is probably a local product as chert occurs naturally in the Isle of Wight. 178.4 x 64.1 x 42.3mm. Weight: c. 466g. Donated by the finder to the Isle of Wight Heritage Service.
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IOW-DF8993
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (c. 6500 BC – c. 2900 BC). Length 191.0mm, maximum width 61.0mm and maximum thickness 46.0mm. Weight 666g. The flaked pick has probably been made from an elongated pebble. In plan, from the centre, it generally narrows towards the butt and widens towards the cutting edge. It has three main faces and is sub-triangular in cross-section. Flaking covers the whole of each face and just a small area of cortex is present on the top of the butt. A small area of “battering”, also on the top of the butt, appears to have be…
Created on: Sunday 5th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2EBF02
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (c. 6500 BC – c. 2900 BC). Length 132mm, maximum width 56mm and maximum thickness 34mm. Weight 326g. The implement, found on the surface within the inter-tidal zone, close to high water mark, is made from an elongated pebble. The butt is missing as a result of an old break. In plan, the sides are roughly parallel but curve and taper near the cutting edge which has a rounded profile in plan. The implement is sub-oval throughout its length. One face is flaked overall, except at one side close to the cutting edge …
Created on: Sunday 3rd December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IOW-F60885
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete orange patinated flint “pick” or “adze” of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (6500 BC – 2900 BC). Length 151.0mm, maximum width 52.5mm and maximum thickness 39.0mm. Weight 332.0g. The implement has three faces and is generally sub-triangular in cross-section. In plan, it has an oblique butt and a pointed cutting edge. When viewed from the side it has a “hump-backed” profile. Two of the three longitudinal edges have been “battered”, a common feature on implements of this type. Flaking has taken place over the whole surface so that no cortex is prese…
Created on: Friday 25th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-178882
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (7000 BC – 3000 BC). Length 148mm, width 62mm and 46mm thick. Weight 512g. The implement is sub-triangular in cross-section and when viewed from the side, is “hump-backed”. The removals cover the whole of the surface except for a small area of surviving cortex along one of the edges. The cutting edge is formed by a number of semi-abrupt, long and parallel removals. The implement has an orange/brown patina overall and the cortex is pale grey.
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bembridge Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-17FD66
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Complete chert pick or adze of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (7000 BC - 3000 BC). Length 172mm, width 59mm and 45mm thick. Weight 472g. The implement is sub-triangular in cross-section and when viewed from the side, has a "hump-backed" appearance. It is possible that this implement was made from a water-worn chert "pebble". The cutting edge is formed by four abrupt, long parallel removals. There is "pitting" on one face and one edge at the butt end indicating that the implement has also been used as a hammer. Mid-brown colour overall.
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bembridge Parish', grid reference and parish protected.