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BLADE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-F7ACE5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Flint blade segment, square in plan and plano-convex in profile. The dorsal side has parallel ridges and the left margin retouched. The proximal and distal ends have been snapped off. The ventral side has conchoidal ripples.

The flint is dark smoke brown with dark cream flecks and was likely derived from a local beach pebble.

Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example on page 115, Fig. 46, No. 7 which is dated from the Mesolithic period.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 11.75 mm
Width: 11.66 mm
Thickness: 2.78 mm
Weight: 0.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 22nd January 2007 - Tuesday 23rd January 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 465.34
Museum accession number: TRURI 2011.23

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Paul (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4526
Four figure Latitude: 50.079285
Four figure longitude: -5.565627
1:25K map: SW4526
1:10K map: SW46SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press	115, Fig. 46,	No. 7

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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