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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: BERK-AAD582

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A large end and side scraper made on a secondary flake, possibly showing some recortication. The flint is grey in colour with patches of white, suggesting a local (chalk downland) source. The retouch is restricted mostly to the dorsal surface, while a small area at the distal end has suffered recent damage. The size of this tool suggests it may have been hafted and may date from the Mesolithic (8,300BC) to early Neolithic (c.3,500BC) periods. The scraper measures 67.97mm long, 46.90mm wide and is 10.23mm thick. It weighs 42.2gms.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: 8300 BC
Date to: 3500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 67.97 mm
Width: 46.9 mm
Thickness: 10.23 mm
Weight: 42.2 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th April 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Didcot

Spatial coordinates

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

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
Discovery circumstances: Found on Mr Noyce's allotment
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press

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

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