SOMDOR-69C4C5: Neolithic or Bronze Age Waste Flake

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FLAKE

Unique ID: SOMDOR-69C4C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A thick tertiary flint waste flake of probable Neolithic or early Bronze Age date. At the proximal end is the striking platform and below this on the ventral surface is a slight bulb of percussion and a marked bulbar scar. Faint ripples radiate down the ventral surface. The flakes which have been removed from the dorsal surface suggest that it may be a core rejuvenation flake. The orange and greyish-white flint has a mid-gloss patina. Dimensions: 44.4mm by 25.2mm by 13.9mm Weight: 17.24g

Class: Waste

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: 44.4 mm
Width: 25.2 mm
Thickness: 13.9 mm
Weight: 17.24 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004 - Sunday 31st December 2006

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Materials and construction

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

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

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

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