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Unique ID: PUBLIC-8A8855

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

The distal end of a flake of mottled cream in grey flint. It is quite thin near the proximal end but thickens towards the distal end with remaining patches of nodular cortex. The tip is damaged and abraded. with thinning by a notch on the right side. The proximal break facet has been blunted by abrupt retouch so was likely to make a comfortable grip when using it as a piercer. Butler(2005) illustrates a piercer on page 186, fig 76, 2.

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: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30.8 mm
Width: 16.8 mm
Thickness: 11.7 mm
Weight: 5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2004 - Tuesday 30th March 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 8.2
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	186	fig 76, 2

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

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