Lithic Implement

Unique ID: BERK-15A6D6

Two late Neolithic / Bronze Age flints.
1: Scraper, crude in manufacture with some limited but concentrated retouch on the dorsal surface at the distal end. The scraper measures 22.97mm long, 30.15mm wide and is 8.17mm thick. It weighs 4.9gms.
2: Blade fragment, some previous surface removals evident but no retouching. The blade is broken, probably broken during manufacture. Undiagnostic later prehistoric. The blade fragment measures 40.16mm long, 20.20mm wide and is 7.44mm thick. It weighs 6.4gms.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 2

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Uncertain [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Oxfordshire
District: West Oxfordshire
Parish: Stonesfield

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP3917
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Friday 12th February 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Anni Byard - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Alison Roberts - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2009.402

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    Created: Tuesday 10th August 2010
    Updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010

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