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FAKL-A4F466: Debitage, blade

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DEBITAGE

Unique ID: FAKL-A4F466

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Flint blade, translucent grey flint, some possible retouch but this is better interpreted as plough damage. Low bulb of percussion; some suggestion of a platform dressing before the removal of the blade. Early Neolithic. Length 56.3mm; Width 23.0mm; Thickness 7.1mm; Mass 9.63g.

Class: Blade

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2700 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 56.3 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 9.63 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SWY275

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Kettlethorpe

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Discovery circumstances: Found while metal detecting

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: FAKL
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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