Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: DUR-52BAF7
Object type certainty: Probably
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A possible fragment of a Neolithic polished flint axe. One side of the axe is raised and polished, whilst the other side is flat with concoidal lines, which is the indication that it is part of an axe. The object is sub rectangular and the edges are rough and irregular. The flint is grey in colour with some brown areas around the perimeter. It weighs 4.6g and measures 36.30mm in length, 19.94mm in with and 5.31mm in thickness.
Notes:
The blades were found in the same area as other lithic implements, record numbers: DUR-524326, DUR-529581, DUR-51F8B5, DUR-52D705 and DUR-52EDB3
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.3 mm
Width: 19.94 mm
Thickness: 5.31 mm
Weight: 4.6 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2011 - Thursday 12th January 2012
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Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: NZ3611
Four figure Latitude: 54.49306
Four figure longitude: -1.44573
1:25K map: NZ3611
1:10K map: NZ31SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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