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FLAKE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-848C16
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Flake which may have been a blade before being broken/snapped. Has a serrated edge with backing on reverse side, with natural concave shape. The break is opposite the serrated edge.
The flint is a mottled grey/brown colour and was likely derived from a local beach pebble.
Bond illustrates a similar example on page 61, fig 5.39, No. L101 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: 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: 26 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 2.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 21st June 2004 - Saturday 31st July 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 71.21
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
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond, C. | 2005 | PAS Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics | London | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | 61, Fig 5.39 | No. L101 |
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