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BLADE

Unique ID: NMS-C8B6F3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Neolithic soft hammer struck tertiary notched blade of unpatinated mottled grey flint with two notches to one edge. The other edge is steeply retouched. The proximal end, broken in antiquity by a transverse bending fracture, is finely use worn on the ventral face. 36 x 20 x 4mm.

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: 36 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th January 2015 - Wednesday 11th February 2015

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 2919
Other reference: AMD022015

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: North Elmham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF9820
Four figure Latitude: 52.74135249
Four figure longitude: 0.93168232
1:25K map: TF9820
1:10K map: TF92SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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