Obsidian Lithics?

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flintov F
flintov Sep 24, 2007 14:34:56

Hi, being an avid field walker i often come across the odd Lithic or 2, but recently iv been finding what i believe to be Obsidian pieces...can any1 please explain these pieces & point me in the right direction regarding their correct names/titles as the pics i have taken only have names i use for personal reference only


http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/obs...nscraper2obverse.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/obsidianscraper2front.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/obsidianscraper2.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/obs...raperobverseview.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/obsidiansidescraper.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/Obs...ledpossibleborer.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/Obs...ibleborerobverse.jpg


http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/ObsidianToolobverse.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/ObsidianTool.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/Obsidianprojectile.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/largeObsidianCore.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/stevehartly/anotherObsidianexample.jpg

F flintov
flintov Sep 24, 2007 14:39:02
Replying to flintov

ooo dosen't seem to want to allow my links to pics....am i able to upload pics on the site?

Rgds Flinty :)

R Rhiannon
Rhiannon Sep 24, 2007 15:31:58
Replying to flintov

Do you get obsidian in this country? I'm not so sure. Perhaps it's just a dark flint, as you get that in all different colours I think.

S StoneGloves
StoneGloves Sep 24, 2007 15:43:54
Replying to flintov

Neat stuff ! Well, it is glass - of volcanic extraction. Wasn't there a Scottish source that was traded over long distances ? That may match up. Presumably, like flint, it was shifted as roughouts, with fragments being struck off to become the finished item. And then some would snap, of course, to be recycled as something smaller...

F flintov
flintov Sep 25, 2007 05:57:12
Replying to flintov

Hi...amazing, i had no idea there would be so much interest...thanks :) ...i found all these in Northants England on known lithic area's of habitation, the Nene Valley to be precise...a major trade route during the early Neolithic era via the River Nene...Tin was the commodity at the time so may be these were used for trading currency or similar?

Flinty :)

F flintov
flintov Sep 25, 2007 06:00:15
Replying to flintov

& if im not mistaken Obsidian is only native to Yemen & Saudi Arabia? although i do understand examples have been found in Scotland but with no apparant natural beds or source?

Flinty :)