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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: BH-B22896

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A collection of 12 waste flint flakes found during a fieldwalking exercise. The forms vary but the flints generally have a striking platform at the top, a single bulb of percussion and rippling scars. None have been retouched. This flint working debitage is consistent with Neolithic flint working technologies. The flakes range in weight from 5.76g to 11.82g. The total weight of the assemblage is 102.09g.

Notes:

Photographs show a selection of the flints.

Class: Flake

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 2500 BC
Date to: 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 12
Weight: 102.09 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th February 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver enty no.04/45. Lower Field. Misc bags.

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Luton (Unitary Authority)
District: Luton (Unitary Authority)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL0629
Four figure Latitude: 51.949404
Four figure longitude: -0.459096
1:25K map: TL0629
1:10K map: TL02NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Discovery circumstances: Found as part of an A-Level fieldwalking project
Current location: with finder

References cited

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Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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