FLAKE

Unique ID: SUSS-AAB274

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Nine flakes, weighing 89g of waste flint flake material, debitage and associated flakes. The flakes all have either ripples of percussion, a hinge fracture, secondary retouch, a surviving bulb of percussion or a striking platform, which indicate that they have been worked.

Notes:

These flints form part of a large collection of lithic implements and associated waste flakes. Known as the Warnham Collection these lithic implements are housed by the finder and are available for further study should someone want to research the flints further. These database entries are a basic record of what is contained within the collection. The finder can be contacted via the local Finds Liaison Officer. Awaiting donation to Horsham Museum.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Awaiting donation to Horsham Museum.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 89 g
Quantity: 9

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st June 2007

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Available for further study.

Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East And London
County: West Sussex
District: Horsham
To be known as: Warnham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined[scope notes]

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