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Unique ID: LANCUM-782F77
Object type certainty: Certain
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A special type of lithic flake with a chisel-like edge, which was probably used for gouging or carving wood, leather or bone. This is a small, fine flint implement, oval in shape with a sharp point, dating from late Mesolithic to early Neolithic. Conchoidal ripples are pronounced on both surfaces. It is reddish brown in colour. It measures 20.64mm x 14.82mm and weighs 0.48g. These flints form part of a large antiquarian collection of general surface finds. It consists of lithic implements and associated waste flakes.
The collection is sourced to, but not specifically identified from the areas of Chorley, Bolton and Ramsbottom, in the parishes of Anglezarke, Heath Charnock, Wheelton, Rivington, Smithills Moor, Horwich, Wilders Moor and Holcombe Moor. The items were collected in the 1950's by the late John Winstanley of Chorley and are currently looked after by the Chorley Historical and Archaeological Society. The database entries are a basic record of what is contained within the collection.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: In a private collection, recorded for academic use
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: 6500 BC
Date to: 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.64 mm
Width: 14.82 mm
Weight: 0.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1956 - Tuesday 1st January 1957
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Chorley (District)
To be known as: Anglezarke Moor
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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