DENO-D56D96: Mesolithic (probably) flint bladelet

Rights Holder: Derby Museums Trust
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: DENO-D56D96

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Edge-worn flint bladelet, probably Mesolithic (8,300-4,500BC). Translucent mid-brown flint with some dark-brown mottling; ventral - soft hammer bulb; dorsal - 6 flake scars, 5% cortex on distal end, edge wear on left and right sides and distal end; proximal end damaged. Length 27.2mm, width 13.2mm, thickness 3.7mm, weight 1.52g.

Class: bladelet

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: 8300 BC
Date to: 4500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.2 mm
Width: 13.2 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 1.52 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st August 2008

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E6380

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Amber Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Quarndon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK3340
Four figure Latitude: 52.956365
Four figure longitude: -1.510228
1:25K map: SK3340
1:10K map: SK34SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: DENO-87FC93
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broadperiod: MESOLITHIC
Five worked flints. 1. Core, dark brown translucent flint, 100% cortex (smooth sandy cortex), 5 flake scars, two opposed platforms, probabl…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: DENO-916E14
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broadperiod: MESOLITHIC
Flint flake with evidence of use. Uncertain date - Mesolithic to Bronze Age, c.8,300-800BC. Oval with flat proximal end (the striking platform…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: BERK-5E1421
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broadperiod: MESOLITHIC
A Mesolithic flint blade flake (8,300-4,500 BC). The flake has four removal scars on the dorsal surface, but no retouch. Both the proximal a…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.