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FLAKE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-6C3731
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Flint flake, oblong in plan and plano convex in profile. The dorsal side surface is convex with an off centre mesial ridge. The distal end is snapped and there is invasive low angle retouch on the proximal end. The left and right margins are serrated. The ventral side left margin has retouch scarring.
The flint is tan grey with cream speckles in colouring.
Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 129, Fig. 56, No. L. 103 which is dated to the Neolithic period.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.8 mm
Width: 13.81 mm
Thickness: 5.35 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004 - Friday 31st December 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 85.2
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.
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. | 129, Fig. 56 | L. 103 |
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