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FAKL-469FC4: Bronze Age, early, lithic implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: FAKL-469FC4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Flake, translucent light brown flint, well defined conchoidal fracture suggesting hard hammer. Traces of low angle long flaking. Early Bronze Age.Length 29.2mm, Width 26.0mm, Thickness 10.8mm, Mass 7.96g.

Class: Knife

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1601 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.2 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 10.8 mm
Weight: 7.96 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th May 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: a ILK 153

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


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Audit data

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

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