SOM-0303A1: Neolithic or Bronze Age Waste Flake

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FLAKE

Unique ID: SOM-0303A1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete flint waste flake of probable Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. At the proximal end is the striking platform and below this on the ventral surface is a bulb of percussion. There are three main flaking scars on the dorsal surface. The flake has broken at a length of 24mm. Dimensions: 24mm by 27mm by 5.8mm Weight: 4.1g

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: 24 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 5.8 mm
Weight: 4.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st June 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 021437

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

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

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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