Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
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Unique ID: NLM-6C3824
Object type certainty: Certain
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Brown flint or chert.
Adze. Knapped flint or chert adze formed by hard hammer working. The object is of ovate section with particularly large flakes removed at its mid point to facilitate hafting. A carefully angled cutting edge has been pressure flaked to sharpen or maintain it. Patinated overall; the underlying colour of the stone is only revealed where small recent chips have intruded at the butt end and at two points on the edge. Suggested date: Later Mesolithic, 6,500-3500 BC.
Length: 128mm, Width: 48mm, Thickness: 36mm, Weight: circa 230gms.
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 128 mm
Width: 48 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight: 230 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 13th June 2011
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Other reference: NLM18122A
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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