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FLAKE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-5F72D4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A soft hammer struck flake of cream grey flint with pinkish pebble cortex and slight internal crazing. The flint has been heated and perhaps slightly over-heated before this flake was removed; perhaps as a deliberate act to make it easier to knap. the cortical edge is a useful hold for using the dihedral right edge as a knife. The upper part of that margin is slightly worn with tiny flakes removed. Butler(2005) describes utilised and retouched flakes or blades on page 134.

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: 32.2 mm
Width: 23.6 mm
Thickness: 7.8 mm
Weight: 5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st July 2004 - Friday 30th July 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 91.3
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: 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
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press	134

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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