SUR-A5D1A0: Neolithic - Early bronze age: Flint blade

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: SUR-A5D1A0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A tertiary blade made from grey flint with a white patinated surface. There is no secondary working but there is some recent damage where the grey shows through.

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 4500 BC
Date to: 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 57.2 mm
Width: 19.66 mm
Thickness: 5.85 mm
Weight: 7.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 09.1281

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)
Parish or ward: Bletchingley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3152
Four figure Latitude: 51.25213
Four figure longitude: -0.124269
1:25K map: TQ3152
1:10K map: TQ35SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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

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