Record ID: LANCUM-060825
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of jet and one fragment of cremated bone. Associated with a cremation probably human from a Bronze Age cairn. The length is 18-22mm, and the width is 12-20mm and the thickness is 4-8mm and the weight is 2.89g. The two pieces of jet that display signs of artificial fracture and were probably originally from Whitby. Age of production difficult to determine but possibly Bronze Age. Associated with LANCUM-06AA41, LANCUM-0633E7, LANCUM-0788A0, LANCUM-060825.jpg, LANCUM-064172 and LANCUM-069462.
Created on: Tuesday 17th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-585BA4
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small piece of abraded possible Bronze Age jet or shale debitage. Less than 0.1grm in weight. The stone leaves a medium brown mark when drawn across paper. The dorsal surface has a triangular flake off from the proximal end, and another down one edge that runs to the distal. The other edge seems to have had two flakes struck off it. There appears to have been at least two flakes struck off the distal end, producing a point. A small piece of medium hard black stone (LANCUM 57D5A1), possibly jet or a Scottish pitch was found next to this chert. These may have come from a burial unearthe…
Created on: Sunday 29th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.