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BLADE

Unique ID: SWYOR-E672AE

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Flint blade of probable late Neolithic/Bronze Age date (3300 - 1000 BC). The flint is dark brown coloured and is translucent with some small patches of patination and dark coloured natural inclusions. It is a tertiary flake and is sub-rectangular in plan and trapezoid in section with a convex dorsal face. The flint has minimal short, scaled, semi-abrupt, soft hammer retouch on each side which has been carried out from the dorsal face. It is 32mm long x 15.5mm wide x 5.9mm thick. Weight 3.03g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3300 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 15.5 mm
Thickness: 5.9 mm
Weight: 3.03 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2013 - Sunday 1st December 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS Form Number 2437

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Sheffield (Metropolitan District)
District: Sheffield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Graves Park (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK3482
Four figure Latitude: 53.3338233
Four figure longitude: -1.49090055
1:25K map: SK3482
1:10K map: SK38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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