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POLISHED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: NMS-5BDEDC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Neolithic broken part-polished axe of unpatinated mottled grey flint with some small areas of spotty iron staining, approximately half survives. The butt was broken off in antiquity by a transverse bending fracture which has plunged over on to one face removing a large flake. Reconstructed length around 180mm. 92 x 70 x 32mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2351 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 92 mm
Width: 70 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th April 2014 - Monday 12th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 58498
Other reference: KLMD052014
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Marham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7010
Four figure Latitude: 52.66106548
Four figure longitude: 0.51220395
1:25K map: TF7010
1:10K map: TF71SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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