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Unique ID: SF-61B7F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A flint laurel leaf blade, probably of Neolithic, or possibly earlier, date. It is struck from a grey/brown flint that has a mottled orange/white patina. The object is ovoid in form, biconvex in section and bifacially worked, narrowing at one end but seemingly complete. Both faces have shallow but well controlled retouch formed from relatively large, shallow flakes with limited edge retouch at both ends and in areas of the sides/edges. It measures 133.48mm in length, 58.99mm in width, 14.10mm in thickness, and weighs 119.52g.
The form of this object suggest it is probably a dagger rather than a leaf-shaped point or similar lithic implement. Its patination and retouch are potentially indicative of an early date, perhaps in the upper Palaeolithic period (c.40,000-8,300 BC). However, it might equally be a dagger of Early Bronze Age/Beaker Period date, perhaps c.2,300-1,700 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 40000 BC
Date to: Circa 1700 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 133.48 mm
Width: 58.99 mm
Thickness: 14.1 mm
Weight: 119.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Parham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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