FLAKE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-F30932

Object type certainty: Certain
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A thin flake of mottled grey and grey brown pebble flint. Cortex backs the left side and the distal end has been truncated straight. The sharp right margin truncates a feathered dorsal scar. This leaves a wavy and sharp edge. There is a little fine retouch near the proximal end and in the mesal part of the lateral margin. Mercer(1981) illustrates an edged, truncated flake on page 143, fig 63, L194.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Royal Cornwall Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 33.6 mm
Width: 19.7 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2004 - Friday 30th April 2004

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Graham Hill - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Graham Hill - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 12.7
Museum accession number: 2011.23

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

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Spatial metadata

Region: South West
County: Cornwall
District: Penwith
Parish: Paul

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4627
Four figure Latitude: 50.088689 Four figure longitude: -5.552343
1:25K map: SW4627
1:10K map: SW47SE
WOEID: 26352492
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m[scope notes]

Adjacent Domesday Book places

Alverton

Domesday data within 2 km of discovery point is surfaced via the excellent Open Domesday website.

References cited

Mercer, R.J., 1981 Excavations at Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall, 1970-1973, 20, pp143.

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