Record ID: LIN-DEC746 - MESOLITHIC lithic implement

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Lithic implement

Unique ID: LIN-DEC746

Object type certainty: Certain

Flint axe, probably Mesolithic in date. The axe is elongated and has a blunt end and pointed end. A very small patch of cortex remains just short of the tip. The flint is a creamy-orange colour.

Class: Axe

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MESOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 115 mm
Width: 39 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
Parish: Lenton Keisby And Osgodby

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF0332
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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