Record ID: ESS-B310B7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lithic implement on semi-translucent grey tertiary flint. It has a white-grey mottled patina on the dorsal face. It is sub oval in plan with a pronounced bulb of percussion on the ventral face terminating in a hinge fracture at the distal end. There is a long straight removal in the centre of the dorsal face and thinning, scalar retouch from the sides. There is also retouch from the sides on the ventral face across the bulb of percussion. The object measures 28.9mm in length, 25.4mm in width, 6.5mm in thickness and weighs 3.65g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bulphan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-B4BD17
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked lithic implement, possibly a knife, dating to the Mesolithic to Neolithic periods. The flint is a dark brown colour, opaque in the centre with translucent edges. The implement has a flat striking platform and pronounced bulb of percussion at the distal end of the object, with evident ripples visible on the ventral face. The dorsal face shows several parallel removals, the larger of which displays very pronounced rippled leading to a sharp hinge fracture. This could be the reason for the partially worked appearance of the object. The emerging triangle cross section suggests t…
Created on: Tuesday 21st May 2013
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-2B9134
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete lithic dagger dating to the Bronze Age. The dagger is broadly oval in plan with a pointed end, thickened middle and narrow terminal. The terminal appears to have suffered a blunt break. The flint is a light mottled grey, with a creamy white patination covering c. 90% of the dorsal face and c. 25% of the ventral face. Less than 5% of cortex remains, located at the tip of the dagger. The bulb of percussion is pronounced. The ventral face has long, thinning removals on the dorsal face and short, parallel retouches along the proximal side. There are small, short retouch…
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 11th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester District', grid reference and parish protected.