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FLAKE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-FAC104

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Flint flake with serrated edge at left hand margin, dorsal side. The flake has snapped or been broken along right hand edge; it is possible that this edge was also serrated. It is either naturally abraded at the distal end or there has been a break here. Possibly a knife before the breaks to the flake edge but is now an edge trimmed flake. There is a small amount of cortex left at proximal end.

The flint is a grey/brown colour and was likely derived from a local beach pebble.

Mercer [1981] illustrates a similar example on page 131, Fig.57, No.L115 which is dated to the Neolithic.

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: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 2900 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.5 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006 - Tuesday 31st January 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 288.61
Museum accession number: TRURI 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: SW4627
Four figure Latitude: 50.088689
Four figure longitude: -5.552343
1:25K map: SW4627
1:10K map: SW47SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Royal Cornwall Museum
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	No. L115

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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