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KNIFE
Unique ID: DEV-0008F2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flint knife dating to the Neolithic period, c. 4000-2350 BC.
The object is formed of a tertiary flake of mid grey flint, with large areas of irregular paler patinisation across both the dorsal and ventral faces. There is one distinct area of blackened patina on the ventral surface. It is leaf shaped in plan and plano-convex in section, with neatly arranged intrusive scalar retouch present.
While the shape is more defined and deliberate, akin to others of the "laurel leaf" class (compare NARC-FD9C1C, WAW-115F81 and particularly DOR-6568CD), it is also reminiscent of Neolithic knives from Devon such as DEV-416501.
Measurements: 76mm length, 43.9mm width, 8.4mm thickness, weight 33.08g.
Class: Plano convex
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 76 mm
Width: 43.9 mm
Thickness: 8.4 mm
Weight: 33.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2020 - Thursday 30th September 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 019666
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
To be known as: Musbury CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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