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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: LON-371FE6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Neolithic flint blade flake (3500-2100BC). This is a tertiary flake with no cortex remaining. There are four flake removal scars on the dorsal surface. The distal tip is missing and there is some modern edge damage.

Dimensions: length: 53.15mm; width: 13.27mm; thickness: 5.32mm; weight: 3.47g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 53.15 mm
Width: 13.27 mm
Thickness: 5.32 mm
Weight: 3.47 g

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Greenwich (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Greenwich West (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3777
Four figure Latitude: 51.47538
Four figure longitude: -0.028724
1:25K map: TQ3777
1:10K map: TQ37NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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