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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: PUBLIC-877AE2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Light grey flint tool, probably Neolithic, possibly early Bronze Age. Smoothed ridge on ventral side reduced by secondary flaking. Central dorsal ridge poorly finished. Pale milky grey flint with some lighter inclusions. Blade shaped with slight curving along length micro-touching to two main edges. Broken at proximal end. Possibly unfinished.

Length 51mm, Width 22mm, Thickness 8mm, Weight 10g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 8000 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 51 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 10 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th September 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: South Dorset Ridgeway

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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