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FAKL-F00F35: Mesolithic, debitage, blade

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DEBITAGE

Unique ID: FAKL-F00F35

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Blade fragment, translucent grey flint, two facets facets, Late Mesolithic. Length 13.2mm, Width 6.0mm, Thickness 1.6mm, Mass 0.12g

Class: Blade, truncated
Evidence of reuse: Retouched for use as a scraper

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Exactly 4001 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.2 mm
Width: 6 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 0.12 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 17th July 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: a ILK 094

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Pendle (District)
To be known as: Laneshaw Bridge

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Discovery circumstances: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: FAKL
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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