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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: BERK-648C34

Object type certainty: Certain
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An unusual flint flake, with some limited retouch along the lateral edges and distal tip. The flake has a natural hole towards the proximal tip, but it does not show signs of human manipulation. The distal tip is hooked and appears to have occured naturally when the flake was struck from the core. Although the retouch is minimal, there are signs of human working, and this flake may have been utilised as a scraper or blade (one edge is quite jagged). The tool may have have been utilised as a piercing tool as the tip shows signs of being pressed hard against something and is crushed and worn. Although the hole may suggest that this tool may have been suspended from a cord, either as jewellery of for securing it about the person, this is just specualtion. Although it is hard to assign a date to this aretfact, it is suggested that it may be Upper Palaeolithic to Mesolithic in date. The flake measures 48.36mm long, 23.52mm wide and is a maximum of 5.34mm thick. It weighs 6 grams.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 48.36 mm
Width: 23.52 mm
Thickness: 5.34 mm
Weight: 6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 6th May 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Begbrooke

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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