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Lithic implement
Unique ID: NCL-EACA93
Object type certainty: Possibly
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A long tapering red-granite stone of a similar shape to a mattock head, and a possible stone tool.
The stone is 342mm in length, 58mm in width, and averages 46mm in thickness. It weighs approximately 1.2kg.
One end of the stone tapers to a somewhat flattened 'chisel-shaped' terminal. The opposite end tapers to a central rounded terminal. Approximately 95mm from the rounded end is a smoothed, triangular indentation, which may be natural or shaped.
The stone could be be a tool, but there is no conclusive proof of human shaping of the stone. The strongest evidence of its use as a tool is due to its shape, and when connected to a haft, the stone would function as a mattock, hoe, or hammer/mallet.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Dimensions and weight
Length: 342 mm
Width: 58 mm
Thickness: 46 mm
Weight: 1 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: North East
County: Northumberland
District: Berwick Upon Tweed
Parish: Earle
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NT9220
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: Other chance find
[scope notes]
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 20th May 2006
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins
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Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Thursday 1st June 2006
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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