LEIC-72D864: 72D864 late mesolithic- early Neolithic blade

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BLADE

Unique ID: LEIC-72D864

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Late mesolithic-early Neolithic flint blade, 59mm long and 15mm wide with a thickness of 6mm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: 6500 BC
Date to: 2900 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 59 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 6.71 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th November 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Brooke (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8405
Four figure Latitude: 52.636257
Four figure longitude: -0.760183
1:25K map: SK8405
1:10K map: SK80NW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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