Record ID: DENO-01DB22 - NEOLITHIC lithic implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: DENO-01DB22

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Neolithic Debitage (Chert)

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Lithic Assemblage: A collection of 20 chert flakes, from core trimming and/or tool preparation and production. None of the flakes exhibit any sign of reworking (retouching) to create specific tools.

The chert is all of a mottled pale blueish-grey-white colour with a creamy opaque patina. Some traces of the outer cortex remain.

The first of the 2 photos accompanying this record shows 4 larger classic struck flakes with notable striking platforms, bulbs of percussion, ripples and arrises. The second photo shows less clearly marked pieces of debitage and smaller struck flakes which do exhibit the same diagnostic markers as the larger flakes.

Due top the lack of retouching, to create specific & more readily databale tools, it is not possible to closely date these flakes. Comparison with other assemblages of similar debitage and the existence of Neolithic tools in the immediate area however has been used to suggest a date between the Neolithic (c.3500-2100 BC) through into the Bronze Age (c. 2100-800 BC), when flint working skills were in decline.

This assemblage weighs a total of 80.4gms.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 80.4 g
Quantity: 20

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: East Midlands
County: Nottinghamshire
District: Newark And Sherwood
To be known as: North Clifton Area

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Tuesday 1st February 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Charlotte Burrill - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Charlotte Burrill - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E7277

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