Record ID: LIN-160773 - PALAEOLITHIC lithic implement

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Lithic implement

Unique ID: LIN-160773

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Palaeolithic flint axe

Palaeolithic flint axe. The axe is roughly oval is plan and in cross-section, with flakes taken off both dorsal and ventral surfaces. There is some damage around the edge exposing a fresh mid-grey coloured flint. The surface has a reddish-brown patina.

Class: Axe

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: PALAEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Dimensions and weight

Length: 104.81 mm
Width: 68.06 mm
Thickness: 26.92 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: East Lindsey
Parish: Tetford

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF3275
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 10 metre square.

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

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

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