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Unique ID: PUBLIC-5FF3D2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A short curved flake of translucent brown and grey flint, struck from the cortex of a nodule using a hard hammer. The left margin is straight and cortically backed.the right is semi-abruptly worked to a point and worn with a notch; also utilised. this tool may have combined the functions of piercer and notch for work with skins and sinews.Mercer(1981) illustrates a piercer on page 137, fig 60, L159.

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: 24.1 mm
Width: 17.7 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 1.1 g

Discovery dates

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

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 91.4
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.	137	fig 60, l159

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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