WAW-950F53: Neolithic lithic implement (plan and reverse).

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: WAW-950F53

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A lithic implement formed from a flake of probably the Neolithic period (-4000 to 2100). The implement has the bulb of percussion missing as this proximal end has been obliquely angled on the dorsal surface. The section across the implement is triangular. On the ventral side the lateral edges have a low-angled, scaled re-touch. The flint is a mid mottled grey colour with no patination or cortex. It measures 36.28mm long, 28.68mm wide, 12.61mm thick and weighs 12.6g.

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 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.28 mm
Width: 28.68 mm
Thickness: 12.61 mm
Weight: 12.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th September 2012 - Thursday 12th December 2013

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Bidford-on-Avon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1052
Four figure Latitude: 52.16617876
Four figure longitude: -1.85521368
1:25K map: SP1052
1:10K map: SP15SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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