BERK-FB2664: Mesolithic Bladelet Fragment

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: BERK-FB2664

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Mesolithic bladelet fragment, the tip is now broken. Pale grey patinated flint. Dimensions: length 19.02mm; width 10.84mm; thickness 3.74mm; weight 0.75g

Notes:

This is just part of a large scatter of finds across the field that includes Prehistoric lithics, Roman, Medieval - Post Medieval.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: 8300 BC
Date to: 3500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.02 mm
Width: 10.84 mm
Thickness: 3.74 mm
Weight: 0.75 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1978 - Thursday 1st January 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's collection number: 700

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Chipping Norton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Returned to finder.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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

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