SOM-F6F5A1: Neolithic or Bronze Age Waste Flakes

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FLAKE

Unique ID: SOM-F6F5A1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Two broken flint waste flakes of probable Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. One flake is secondary (with a small area of context) and the other tertiary (with no remaining cortex). Both flakes exhibit signs of having been struck but have not been further worked. Total weight: 12g

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: 2
Weight: 12 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th June 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 021641

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: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Tatworth and Forton

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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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

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