WMID-E0E505: Prehistoric retouchted flint flake

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RETOUCHED FLAKE

Unique ID: WMID-E0E505

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A prehistoric, probably Neolithic, flint flake, retouched along its lateral edges and distal end to form sharp cutting edges. The flint used is pale to dark grey in colour.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 2500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 14.8 mm
Thickness: 4.01 mm
Weight: 1.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dudley (Metropolitan District)
District: Dudley (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hayley Green and Cradley South (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO9483
Four figure Latitude: 52.44493003
Four figure longitude: -2.0897017
1:25K map: SO9483
1:10K map: SO98SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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