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CORE
Unique ID: LANCUM-2B6695
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Black flint core with remains of cortex. Blades have been struck off in a somewhat haphazard way, suggesting that it was used for a short period and possibly by an inexperienced Mesolithic or Neolithic knapper. However this pattern of flaking, the size of the flakes, and the presence of so much cortex, make it more likely to be Bronze Age. It measures 50mm in length 39mm in width, 31mm in thickness and weighs 51.9 grms. The core dates from c7000 - c800 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 39 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight: 51.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: West Overton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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