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BLADE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-AD9075

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A soft hammer struck blade of translucent grey brown flint with cream flecks. The distal end has been removed by a straight snap. There is slight retouch or use damage on the lateral margins as seen from the ventral side and a diffuse mesal patch of use gloss. Mercer(1981) illustrates an edge blunted truncated blade on page 143, Fig 63, L195.

Subsequent actions

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

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.6 mm
Width: 12.1 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 1.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2005 - Monday 30th May 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 205.11
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: SW4627
Four figure Latitude: 50.088689
Four figure longitude: -5.552343
1:25K map: SW4627
1:10K map: SW47SE
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
Mercer, R.J.	1981	Excavations at Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall, 1970-73	Callington	Penwell Ltd.	143	fig 63, L195

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

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