Record ID: DENO-2C5A97 - MESOLITHIC lithic implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: DENO-2C5A97

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Mesolithic Lithic Debitage

Lithic Implement: A single chunky blade fragment or possibly part of a multi-platform core. The blade has not had any retouching along the edges but scars of earlier removals are evident running at a diagonal angle across one of the faces which suggests a change in knapping direction.

The flint is a mottled pale creamy beige-grey in colour. The patina of this flint is notably different to other pieces of flint, dated to the Neolithic, recorded from the same site.

Dated to the late Mesolithic, c.6500 to c.3500 BC.

Please see other records from this area, mostly believed to be of Neolithic date but with some hints of possible Mesolithic activity in the area.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MESOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 29.76 mm
Width: 17.77 mm
Thickness: 7.55 mm
Weight: 29.9 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: Incomplete [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]
Secondary identifier: Mr Peter Reavill - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E7277

References cited

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