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Unique ID: LANCUM-1CD3B1
Object type certainty: Certain
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Caramel flint (with white inclusions and some cortex) debitage. Probably Mesolithic to early Neolithic in date (c8300 to c2900 BC) .
The length is 13mm, width 10mm, thickness 8mm, and the weight is 0.8g..
Notes:
A number of chert lithic items, & a few flint ones, have also been found in the vicinity, mostly on the other side of the Ribble. John Hallam directed a dig in that area some time ago. There is an account of the excavation in David Barrowclough's book "Prehistoric Lancashire". It is worth noting that the Marles Wood area is on what would have been a natural migration & trade route. The geology of the area produces something akin to a shallow gorge at this point.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 2900 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 13 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th January 2013
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Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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