Some artifacts from last weekend at one of our regular search sites- The Saxon Mill, Warwickshire.
These are all Neolithic in age so maybe about 5000 years old, although a lot of older Mesolithic material has been found in the same area. One archeological dig before a new highway was put in, turned up over 5000 worked flints!! The largest Mesolithic assemblage in the Midlands of England.
I thought this was just debitage- but closer inspection revealed an area of fine retouch on the curved part of this scraper tool.
I picked up a lot burned flints- this blade fragment has been thrown in the camp fire.
Possibly the best find of the day- a lovely thin blade.
This curious lump of flint had a double life I think. The remaining core clearly has blades struck off it- but the other end is shattered by many blows. So perhaps used as a hammerstone at point? A more 'imaginatvie' collector friend thought it was an attempt to sculpt a phallus!
Two bone or antler fragments - sadly these don't survive well in this soil so no idea what they might have been.
Finally, what might be a broken or part finished/abandoned arrow head- any opinions please?
These are all Neolithic in age so maybe about 5000 years old, although a lot of older Mesolithic material has been found in the same area. One archeological dig before a new highway was put in, turned up over 5000 worked flints!! The largest Mesolithic assemblage in the Midlands of England.
I thought this was just debitage- but closer inspection revealed an area of fine retouch on the curved part of this scraper tool.
I picked up a lot burned flints- this blade fragment has been thrown in the camp fire.
Possibly the best find of the day- a lovely thin blade.
This curious lump of flint had a double life I think. The remaining core clearly has blades struck off it- but the other end is shattered by many blows. So perhaps used as a hammerstone at point? A more 'imaginatvie' collector friend thought it was an attempt to sculpt a phallus!
Two bone or antler fragments - sadly these don't survive well in this soil so no idea what they might have been.
Finally, what might be a broken or part finished/abandoned arrow head- any opinions please?
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