Record ID: LON-B80946 - NEOLITHIC core fragment

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Core Fragment

Unique ID: LON-B80946

Object type certainty: Probably

A resized image of Prehistoric probably Neolithic flint core tablet

A Prehistoric, probably Neolithic, flint core tablet probably dating 3500-2100BC. The dorsal surface has approximately 3 flake removal scars but later damage is obscuring the surface. There is a lot of working around the edges which would have been the flake removal edges of the core. The flint is pale - mid grey.

Dimensions: length: 109.38mm; width: 75.35mm; thickness: 17.98mm; weight: 195.05g.

Identification by Jon Cotton, Senior Prehistoric Curator Museum of London.

Class: Tablet

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 109.38 mm
Width: 75.35 mm
Thickness: 17.98 mm
Weight: 195.05 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: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: City Of London
Parish: City Of London

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ3280
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: Other chance find [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Jon Cotton - [view all attributed records]

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