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BLADE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-CBDFB1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Notched blade. The blade is sub rectangular in plan and has a convex- concave profile. The ventral face has been retouched on the left lateral edge at the centre to create a shallow notch. Pebble cortex still remains at the proximal and distal ends. Blade removal scars remain on the dorsal face. Retouch on the right lateral edge forms the reverse side on the notch mentioned above. The piece is highly patinated.
Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 131, Fig 57, L116 which dates to the Neolithic period.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.4 mm
Width: 17.2 mm
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Weight: 3.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2005 - Saturday 30th April 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 168.9
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 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer, R.J. | 1981 | Excavations at Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall, 1970-73 | Callington | Penwell Ltd. | 131, Fig.57, | L116 |
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