Record ID: NMS-7D16F9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete end scraper of conventional form; made from a secondary, hard hammer struck flake of glossy black flint with some inclusions, steeply retouched at the distal end to form the semi-circular scraping edge, small patch of sandy coloured thin cortex extant to one lateral side, showing the outside curve of the flint nodule this was struck from. A very useful tool in the initial preparation of fresh hides for tanning, effective in removing the subcutaneous fat from just below the surface of the skin. Neolithic, 4,000 to 2,350 BC.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: NMS-F35885
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thin, ovoid scraper made from a large primary flake, all flake scars appear to be soft hammer struck to the dorsal face only, the flakes have not been able to remove the thin, weathered cortex, though a very acute angle has been achieved along the longer side, one end is steeper and more of a conventional scraper form, the opposing end and the “back” are of rougher knapping and finishing, this may suggest that this scraper was hafted, though this is not conclusive. Brown patination, single recent chip to the side of the ventral face reveals the flint was originally mottled …
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-52A0C8
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary, hard hammer struck flake, of brown/orange patinated flint with sandy grey coloured cortex extant to the distal end of the dorsal face, the cortex is removed towards the proximal end by two previously struck hinged flake scars, the distal end itself is steeply retouched in the conventional fashion to form the semi-circular scraping edge, both lateral edges are left without retouch, bulb transversely snapped and missing. Neolithic, 4,000 to 2,350 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-518A8F
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, hard hammer struck flake with semi-steep retouch to the dorsal face of the distal end to form an elongated (possibly hafted?) end scraper, of unpatinated slightly mottled dark grey flint, both lateral edges are unretouched and left sharp near to the platform. Neolithic to Bronze Age, 4,000 to 700 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D56AEC
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
End scraper of relatively large size, made from a secondary, hard hammer struck flake of mottled grey flint with thin, worn, pale sandy coloured cortex now with some small spotty iron stains towards the proximal end.  The steep retouch is confined to the distal end forming the neat semi-circular scraping edge and the sharper (non-cortical) side, presumably to slightly blunt it. Neolithic, given the size, probably early, 4,000 to 3,000 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Record ID: NMS-18DB66
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Hard hammer struck primary sub-discoidal flake, of frosted white patinated flint, the original colour of the flint shows as being dark grey on the damaged areas, the cortex is a dirty off-white and brown colour. Steep retouch to the distal end only with most of the length recently damaged, as is the striking platform. Neolithic to Bronze Age, 4,000 – 700 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2023
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Record ID: NMS-FEA80A
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary hard hammer struck broad flake, of unpatinated mottled grey flint, steeply retouched to form the scraping edge to the distal end in the conventional manner.  Neolithic to Bronze Age, 4,000 to 700 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-FDB90B
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary, hard hammer struck flake of dark brown patinated flint, both lateral edges and the distal end are steeply retouched to form the scraping edges in the conventional manner. Neolithic, probably Early, 4,000 to 3,000 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-E815E9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
End scraper formed on a thick, hard hammer struck flake from a single platform core: of lightly patinated mottled grey flint, steep retouch to the lower half of the lateral edges and the distal end, forming the primary scraping edges. Neolithic, 4,000 to 2,350 BC.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-FDCE25
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three pieces of black flint, unpatinated. Tertiary end scraper of conventional form, hard hammer struck with steep retouch to the distal end, now slightly damaged, the retouch is less invasive to the lateral edges. 54 x 37.5 x 10 mm. 23 g. Side scraper on a semi-hard hammer struck secondary flake, one side of the dorsal face has off-white cortex extant with a section of fossilised Belemnite shell. The bulb is crushed, and one side of the distal end (opposing the cortex) is steeply retouched to form the main scraping edge. 57 x 35 x 10 mm. 22 g. Tertiary hard hammer struck flake wi…
Created on: Monday 31st October 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: NMS-C38D67
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very large end scraper worked from a secondary, hard hammer struck flake, of pale grey to dark grey mottled/layered flint with many coarse inclusions to the paler flint, there are a few iron scrapes and spots from contact with agricultural machinery, the remaining patch of cortex is thin, weathered and now light brown with a light grey band just below the surface. The scraping edge is formed by quite large, steep flake removals to the dorsal face around the edges following the curvature of the initial flake, one lateral side is neatly curved and continues the scraping edge almost to th…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2022
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-C35658
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Hard hammer struck end scraper on a tertiary flake, of pale grey, mottled flint now patinated a sandy pale buff colour. The ventral face has a large, pronounced bulb of percussion with no bulbar scar and an exaggerated ridge set below the initial swelling of the bulb, the dorsal face is steeply retouched, mostly to the distal end to form the main scraping edge, the sides are lightly trimmed in a similar fashion to remove the sharp edges up to the platform. Early Neolithic, 4,000 to 3,000 BC.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2022
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-AF3A25
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Hard hammer struck, secondary flake with the distal end steeply retouched to form the convex scraping edge in the conventional manner, a small patch of off-white cortex remains extant to the dorsal face of the distal end, the flint has been burnt in the past, causing and unusual concentric effect in the flint; it is off-white/light grey with radiating mid-grey “lines” to the ventral face, the dorsal face is less pronounced with the colour being more very pale grey. Small hairline radiating cracks also follow the heat damage to both faces. Neolithic to Early Bronze Age, 4,00…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Friday 23rd September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-9B985A
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three hard hammer struck flakes, two are end scrapers, the third is a simple flake. Tertiary flake, steeply retouched at the distal end to form the convex scraping edge, one side is also similarly retouched along its entire length with a shallow notch (c. 9.5 mm long, 2 mm deep) just below the platform. The flint is dark grey and has a very faint lighter patination. Recent chip to one side of the distal end. 54 x 31.5 x 9 mm, 17 g. Secondary flake, steeply retouched to the distal end to form the convex scraping edge, the retouch becomes less severe on the sides as it appr…
Created on: Monday 27th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-7DD2B4
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub-discoidal double ended scraper, knapped from a broad, sub-trapezoidal sectioned, soft hammer struck tertiary flake, the bulb of percussion has been removed by the steep retouch to the constricted end, the broader end is similarly retouched, forming the slightly asymmetrical convex scraping edge. The steeper angled lateral edge has two remnants of flake scars that terminated in slight hinges, these were struck while the blank for this was still attached to the core, this edge seems to have been blunted to some degree by steep retouch too, probably to serve as a “back” to…
Created on: Tuesday 26th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: NMS-F0AE5B
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
End scraper, steeply retouched on a tertiary hard hammer struck flake, the platform has been facetted before being struck, the “blank” flake is broad and flat with the platform almost at 90 degrees to the ventral face, both lateral edges have been retouched to form a constriction; gently flaring out towards the semi-circular scraping edge of conventional form, this is constriction is very unusual and would suggest that this piece was hafted, similar to the manner of an Inuit scraper: Inuite Eskimo hafted end scraper. (lithiccastinglab.com), the hollows either side allowing for the…
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 20th April 2022
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Record ID: NMS-0AD538
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary, hard hammer struck flake: - of mottled dark flint, now patinated brown and patchily light grey to the ventral face, the distal end and one lateral side has been steeply retouched to form the scraping edges. Likely to be Neolithic, 4,000 to 2,350 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2022
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Record ID: NMS-CF0B0F
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thick, hard hammer struck primary flake of unpatinated mottled grey flint with some rusty iron scrapes to both faces, the dorsal is mostly thinly cortical with steep retouch to the end and one side (end and side scraper) of the flake, forming the primary scraping edges, the retouch extends to one side of the platform but not beyond. The bulb of percussion is not pronounced due to the rounded angles of the core at the striking point though there is a bulbal scar directly below the point of impact. Early Neolithic, 4,000 to 3,000 BC.
Created on: Monday 28th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 28th February 2022
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Record ID: NMS-CF07E7
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Collection of scattered flints from field. Seven conventional end scrapers, six of which are secondary, one tertiary, all with abrupt, steep retouch to the distal ends, two are only minimally retouched with small flake removals. All are fresh looking, unpatinated/lightly patinated flint. Largest: 54 x 38 x 12 mm. 25 g. Smallest (tertiary): 29 x 35 x 8 mm. 9 g. Total weight for all scrapers: 111 g. One large mottled light grey “blade” terminating in a hinge at the distal end was recovered, this is a primary flake, the two planes to the dorsal face are old thermal (frost) …
Created on: Wednesday 16th February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th February 2022
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Record ID: NMS-7564FE
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary, semi-hard hammer struck flake from a convex protuberance from a nodule of flint, the flake is of plano-convex section and almost circular plan, of dark grey flint with a paler inclusions to both faces, the surface is slightly patinated faint pale grey with a white patch to the ventral face at the distal end, the flake has been steeply retouched to one side to form the scraping edge. Most likely Neolithic, 4,000 to 2,350 BC.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
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