Record ID: LEIC-701E71
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic (Early) to Neolithic (Later) notch, 35mm long, 16mm wide, 6mm thick and 3.9g in weight. This piece has been made on a crested blade struck from a unidirectional blade core. The crested blade is broken of which the distal end is missing. The flint is mid grey and opaque through patination and looks as though it was originally a mid caramel brown colour. The notch is positioned along the right lateral edge and has been struck on the ventral face by continuous abrupt retouch.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-700B0A
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic (Early) to Mesolithic (Late) microlithic blade, 16mm long, 5mm wide, 3mm thick and 0.3g in weight. Made on a translucent flint that has turned bluish grey through patination. Triangular cross-section and snapped at the distal end. The blub and platform have beed flaked away.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-6FF6CD
Object type: CRESTED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic (Early) to Mesolithic (Late) crested blade, 26mm long, 7mm wide, 5mm thick and 1g in weight. Very small crested blade from a blade core presumably to make small blades for microliths. The flint is translucent light caramel brown that is turning light grey with patination. A slight Siret fracture as the piece has shattered through the centre so only half remains.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-077529
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Late) notch, 30mm long, 23mm wide, 5mm thick and 5g in weight. Made on a small flake struck from a pebble. The dorsal face is fully cortical and the small notch is present on the ventral face on the right lateral edge. The flint is caramel brown and is semi-translucent.
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-0767A5
Object type: COMBINATION TOOL
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Late) combination tool of a side scraper with a notch, 42mm long, 22mm wide, 8mm thick and7.6 g in weight. Made on an elongated flake that has a parallel ridge running down the dorsal face. One half of the dorsal face is cortical the other uncorticated part is a unidirectional flake scar. The uncorticated lateral edge has been semi-abruptly retouched to create the side scraper. The other lateral edge possesses a notch. The butt is plain and the flint is opaque, light grey in patination but starting to whiten. Poor quality flint/chert that has impuriti…
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-072FDD
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic (Early) to Bronze Age (Late) notch, 33mm long, 29mm wide, 9mm thick and 7.1g in weight. Made on a broken flake fragment this piece has been notched twice with abrupt retouch. Some cortex remains on the piece, could even be a thermal flake that has been utilised. The flint is light grey and opaque.
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-06392C
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Palaeolithic (Upper) to Mesolithic (early) flake, 39mm long, 30mm wide, 7mm thick and 6.6g in weight. Heavily patinated piece that has turned white. No retouch on the flake but two parallel unidirectional flake scars on the dorsal face. Hard hammer struck from a small unipolar core. The flake has a plain butt.
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-05842B
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic (early) to Neolithic (Late) flake, 34mm long, 17mm wide, 8mm thick and 5.4g in weight. The flint is dark grey in colour and the dorsal face indicates extensive unidirectional flaking. One lateral edge displays preparation of a previous platform. The butt is dihedral and the very distal part of the flake possesses a thick cortex. The flake has not been retouched.
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-05751E
Object type: COMBINATION TOOL
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic (Early) to Neolithic (Late) combination tool of end scraper and notch, 41mm long, 26mm wide, 6mm thick and 8.7g in weight. Looks like a typical Mesolithic style scraper with semi-abrupt retouch on the distal end of a flake. One lateral edge as been notched. Dorsal face has one flake scar and 50% of the face has cortex remaining. The butt shows preparation. The flake has a bluish grey patination and is opaque.
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.