BLADE

Unique ID: NCL-632FC1

A knapped flint blad of Neolithic date, 3500-2100 BC.

The blade is knapped from a large convex flake and is roughly trapezoidal in section and semicircular in plan. There is very little retouch or pressure flaking along the edges, but the tip appears to be incomplete, perhaps due to use.

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: 36.45 mm
Width: 17.68 mm
Thickness: 6.05 mm
Weight: 7.1 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: Northumberland
District: Tynedale
Parish: Whittington

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NZ0070
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: Saturday 5th June 2010 - Sunday 4th July 2010

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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    Created: Thursday 26th August 2010
    Updated: Thursday 26th August 2010

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