Record ID: SWYOR-135DD6 - NEOLITHIC knife

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Knife

Unique ID: SWYOR-135DD6

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Probably Late Neolithic Flint knife

A flint tool, a knife, probably dating from the late Neolithic. The knife is 48.3mm long, 15.1mm wide and 4.6mm thick. It is formed on a tertiary flake which is rounded at both ends. Both edges are retouched, but they are also extensively damaged. It is similar to a plano-convex knife on page 171 of “Prehistoric Flintwork” by Chris Butler (2005), but is less invasively worked. The flint is an opaque and patinated brownish grey colour.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: 2500 BC
Date to: 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 48.3 mm
Width: 15.1 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 4.31 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: South Yorkshire
District: Sheffield
Parish: Sheffield

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SK3385
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 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Gardening [scope notes]
General landuse: Other [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Garden [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1992

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