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FLAKE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-06D7A5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Flint flake, sub triangular in plan and rod shaped in profile. The dorsal side has a ridged convex mesial surface with some flake removal. The distal edge has a retouch scarred notch and the proximal end is fractured. The right margin has a serrated edge and the left a blunt notch mid way. On the ventral side the distal end has a retouched notch and there is a visible bulb of percussion on the proximal end.

The flint is putty coloured with mid grey striations.

Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example on page 186, Fig. 76, No. 7 which is dated to the Bronze Age period.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 4500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.38 mm
Width: 18.18 mm
Thickness: 4.62 mm
Weight: 1.9 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004 - Friday 31st December 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 77.25
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
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press	186, Fig. 76	7

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

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