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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: LVPL-4F9064

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A small flint blade flake probably dating to the Neolithic period, (3500-2100BC). The object is sub-oval in plan and trapezoidal in cross-section. A small amount of cortex remains on the ventral (lower) face and edge. There are three flake removal scars on the dorsal surface. The object is mid white in colour.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Exactly 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.85 mm
Width: 11.49 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 1.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wirral (Metropolitan District)
District: Wirral (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Hoylake

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found while metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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

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