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Unique ID: PUBLIC-9FE1F2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A discoidal piece of smoky brown and grey flint, appears to have been subjected to heat on both sides. The dorsal face, left margin has a small piece of cortex with a ridge running from the medial of the left amrgin to the proximal edge. A concave indent is present between the distal edge and medial of the piece, with sharp edges evident on the ridges. There is evidence of retouch on the right margin, distal edge which continues along the edge and around the to the left margin. The proximal edge has been struck in what appears to be an attempt to back the piece. The ventral face has another convac indent, possible evidence of heat treatment, there doesn't appear to be any sign of retouch nor a bulb of percussion.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Royal Cornwall Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.29 mm
Width: 33.27 mm
Thickness: 8.26 mm
Weight: 7.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 7th April 2008 - Monday 7th April 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 529f.13
Museum accession number: 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: SW46NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Discovery circumstances: Field Walking
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	128: Fig: 52: Image: 5

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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