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PICK

Unique ID: SUR-C63EE7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A late Mesolithic to late Neolithic flint pick, 123.5mm in length, made from a dark blue-black stone. The pick is missing one tip; the other narrows to a point. The cross section is triangular and the surface is covered with hard hammered working.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 123.5 mm
Width: 45.9 mm
Thickness: 25.8 mm
Weight: 176.46 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2020

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Maldon (District)
Parish or ward: Southminster (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ9598
Four figure Latitude: 51.64697323
Four figure longitude: 0.81713695
1:25K map: TQ9598
1:10K map: TQ99NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: About one year ago
Updated: About one year ago

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