FLAKE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-29F124
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation 
An edge trimmed and notched flake which has been uni-facially retouched and expediently made.
The left margin of the dorsal face exhibits partial retouch with a low angle and is of edge type extent. Continuous, low retouch of edge extent is present at the distal end.
A single notch has been created midway along the left margin whilst two further notches are present on the right margin.
Snapping has occurred at the distal end and left margin intersect.
Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example on p131, Fig 55, 4 which dates to the Early Neolithic.
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: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
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Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 2900 BC
Dimensions and weight
Length: 22.1 mm
Width: 9.8 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th June 2004 - Wednesday 30th June 2004
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Steve
Northcott
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Identified by: Mr Steve
Northcott - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: 67.19
Museum accession number: 2011.23
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]
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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 finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Discovery metadata
Method of discovery: Fieldwalking [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Adjacent Domesday Book places
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Created:
Friday 27th January 2012
Updated: Tuesday 28th February 2012
