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CORE

Unique ID: FAKL-340864

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Large flint core made from a piece of a nodule, small area of cortex present, white patination all over. Multi-directional working to remove large, wide flakes, the main areas of working are on two faces to produce a sharp keel. Length 119mm, Width 83mm, Thickness 84mm, Mass 658,7g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 3300 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 119 mm
Width: 83 mm
Thickness: 84 mm
Weight: 658.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 1976

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 100

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Iford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3906
Four figure Latitude: 50.83684529
Four figure longitude: -0.02734783
1:25K map: TQ3906
1:10K map: TQ30NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Discovery circumstances: Field walking

References cited

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

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