SOMDOR-687851: Neolithic or Bronze Age Core (Possibly)

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CORE

Unique ID: SOMDOR-687851

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A possible flint core fragment of Neolithic or early Bronze Age date. A number of flakes appear to have been deliberately removed from the fragment. Dimensions: 39.7mm by 29.9mm by 14.7mm Weight: 17g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 39.7 mm
Width: 29.9 mm
Thickness: 14.7 mm
Weight: 17 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Buckland Dinham

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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