Record ID: NCL-F348F2 - NEOLITHIC drill

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Drill

Unique ID: NCL-F348F2

Object type certainty: Certain

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A flint drill of the early Neolithic period.

The drill is sub-triangular in plan with a wide base and an elongated shank that forms the drill bit.

One edge of the drill and its tip bear traces of pressure-flaked retouch, along with one bottom edge of the base.

The flint is grey in colour with milky spots.

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Length: 28.13 mm
Width: 15.69 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 2.2 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: Chance find during metal detecting [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st August 2008

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]

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