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Blade
Unique ID: NCL-79ACE5
Object type certainty: Certain
A knapped flint blade of the Neolithic.
The blade is sub-square in plan, with a prominent corner lobe, which was probably the primary cutting edge.
The flint is grey-brown in colour.
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Dimensions and weight
Length: 30.6 mm
Width: 24.75 mm
Thickness: 9.59 mm
Weight: 6.9 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: North East
County: Durham
District: Sedgefield
Parish: Chilton
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NZ2930
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: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th August 2008 - Friday 29th August 2008
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:
Wednesday 10th September 2008
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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