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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: PUBLIC-7A42B2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Circular piece of dark grey/brown flint, with about 10% cortex remaining on the dorsal face, the cortex is smooth in texture. The dorsal face has a prominent projection left of centre of the face, while the proximal edge right side, appears to be a protruding point, with cortex on its surface. It would appear to be a piercer point.... Possible retouch on the proximal edge and upper right margin. The ventral face is uneven, with no bulb of percussion present, the left margin is smooth and appears to be a hinged termination. The point of what appears to be a piercer is more prominent on the right side, but no obvious retouch appears evident. This appears to be a wasteflake converted into a piercer.

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: 22.67 mm
Width: 23.37 mm
Thickness: 9.21 mm
Weight: 4.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2006 - Sunday 14th May 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 147.3
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: SW46SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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	169, Fig.71, No.3

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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