ESS-921831: ESS-921831 Palaeolithic flake

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FLAKE

Unique ID: ESS-921831

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Middle Palaeolithic knapped flint secondary flake. There is a platform. The dorsal surface has flakes removed and is half covered in cortex. It is 62.53mm long, 41.29mm wide, 14.71mm thick and weighs 34.08 grams.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 200000 BC
Date to: Circa 40000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 62.53 mm
Width: 41.29 mm
Thickness: 14.71 mm
Weight: 34.08 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Saturday 31st December 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Colchester 6387

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
Parish or ward: West Mersea (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM0012
Four figure Latitude: 51.770934
Four figure longitude: 0.897335
1:25K map: TM0012
1:10K map: TM01SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Coastland
Specific landuse: Inter-tidal

References cited

No references cited so far.

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

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