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BLADE

Unique ID: SF-2C0083

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete retouched flint blade of probable Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. A elongated tertiary blade with rounded ends. A light coloured, translucent flint with medium patination on both faces. There are patches of crude, short, abrupt potential retouch along both edges, which has removed this patination, suggesting later re-working of an older re-discovered blade (although the crude nature of this retouch suggests it may be partially or completely due to natural damage).

Length: 54.6mm, width: 19.1mm, thickness: 5.8mm, weight: 6.8g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 3501 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 54.6 mm
Width: 19.1 mm
Thickness: 5.8 mm
Weight: 6.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2019

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Croxton

Spatial coordinates

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

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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