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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: SUSS-7E5322

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

The unfinished fragmentary remains of a polished Neolithic (c. 4500-2000 BC) handaxe. The flint handaxe has been worked to the ‘rough out’ stage. All that remains of the unfinished tool is the wider butt end of the rough out. The tool has been broken in half across the centre of the flint. The break has secondary breaks on all of the edges. It is unclear where the original bulb of percussion would have been as this has been removed by secondary working. One surface of the handaxe is coated with about 80% of the original cortex, which suggests that the flint had only just begun to be worked before it broke, or it was discarded by the flint knapper for some reason. The opposite surface of the flint has only had a few flakes removed, which has left behind a couple of negative scars. There does not appears to be any reworking on the edges of the flint. The flakes, which have been removed, were probably removed by the plough or by the flint hitting other flints in the soil. The surface (without the cortex) has a light greyish-white patina. Underneath the patina the flake has a normal colour of light brownish-grey. All measurements have been taken from the widest points.

Class: Handaxe
Sub class: Polished Neolithic

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 2000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 76 mm
Width: 68 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight: 183 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th February 2004

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Nr. Firle

Spatial coordinates

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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Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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