LON-8A10D5: A Neolithic – early Bronze Age flint or chert flake (3500-1500BC)

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: LON-8A10D5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Neolithic – early Bronze Age flint or chert flake (3500-1500BC). This flake is a secondary removal from the core with approximately 10% cortex remaining. The flake has been damaged and there is some crushing around the edges and this damage is obscuring the signs of working or even any retouch. Dimensions: length: 53.89mm; width: 39.97mm; thickness: 14.61mm; weight: 33.94g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 3500 BC
Date to: 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 53.89 mm
Width: 39.97 mm
Thickness: 14.61 mm
Weight: 33.94 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Kingston upon Thames (London Borough)
To be known as: Chessington

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Found on the surface of the foreshore.
Current location: Returned to finder.
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Disturbed

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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