RETOUCHED FLAKE

Unique ID: SF-CFC583

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A patinated dark reddish-grey flint flake. There is evidence of limited steep retouch around the distal end, probably for use as a cutting edge or scraper.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 30.44 mm
Width: 33.79 mm
Thickness: 5.02 mm
Weight: 6.52 g
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th October 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Justine Biddle - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Justine Biddle - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's ref RP

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: East
County: Suffolk
District: Mid Suffolk
To be known as: Combs

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined[scope notes]

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