NLM-6E4B90: Mesolithic to Neolithic Retouched Flake

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RETOUCHED FLAKE

Unique ID: NLM-6E4B90

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Mesolithic to Neolithic Retouched Flake. On the dorsal face of the translucent brown flake there is has scaled retouch on the distal end and short scaled retouch on the proximal end. The ventral face has a notch on the left edge and short retouch scaled retouch on the right edge. The length is 29.4mm, the width is 19.2mm, the thickness at the distal end is 4.7mm and the weight is 2.71g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.4 mm
Width: 19.2 mm
Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 2.71 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM11095

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Bigby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA0508
Four figure Latitude: 53.55812828
Four figure longitude: -0.41635599
1:25K map: TA0508
1:10K map: TA00NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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