NLM-E5B4E5: Late Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age Core

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CORE

Unique ID: NLM-E5B4E5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Late Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age core of a translucent brown flint. Half of the core is covered with cortex and has a single platform with five flakes removed part of the way around. The length is 27.7mm, the width is 30.1mm, the thickness is 21.8mm and the weight is 22.06.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.7 mm
Width: 30.1 mm
Thickness: 21.8 mm
Weight: 22.06 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM11429

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Barton Upon Humber

Spatial coordinates

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

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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

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