LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: LIN-CCE747

Object type certainty: Certain

An elongated flint knife dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The knife is slightly curved in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. Three broad flake scars are visible on the dorsal surface and some retouch is visible around the distal end. Percussion scars are visible on the ventral surface. The dorsal surface has a blue-white patination. The ventral surface reveals the true colour of the flint which is mottled brown.

Class: Knife

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 80 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
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: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
To be known as: near Alford

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th October 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Wednesday 23rd November 2011
    Updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2011

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