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FLAKE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-855047

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A hard hammer struck thick flake of grey brown flint. The distal end has been terminated by a hinge fracture and on the proximal end is a patch of nodular cortex.The left margin has slight retouch and there is a short line of semi-abrupt removals from the proximal margin. The right margin has been serrated with bold semi-abrupt removals seen from the ventral side. The mesal dorsal surface has use gloss from using the cutting flake. Butler(2005) illustrates an edged flake on page 186, fig 76, 10.

Subsequent actions

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

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2900 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.8 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 12.5 mm
Weight: 7.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2005 - Saturday 31st December 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 343A.3
Museum accession number: 2011.23

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
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: SW4626
Four figure Latitude: 50.079713
Four figure longitude: -5.551678
1:25K map: SW4626
1:10K map: SW46NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Royal Cornwall Museum
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press	186	fig 76, 10

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

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