SF-46F02F: A partially patinated flint blade of possible final Upper Palaeolithic to Mesolithic date

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Unique ID: SF-46F02F

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A partially patinated flint blade of possible final Upper Palaeolithic to Mesolithic date. It is a secondary flake struck from a grey/brown flint with slight blue-grey patination, snapped at the proximal end and with hinge fracture at the distal end. The blade is trapezoidal in cross-section with parallel flake scars on the dorsal face, and two small notches on one side that have abrupt and scaled retouch. It measures 74.48mm in length, 29.70mm in width, 6.64mm in thickness, and 14.97g in weight.

This is a flint blade. It forms one part of a larger assemblage of flint blades, flakes, and tools, all found together on spoil excavated from a single pit during the construction of a soakaway. The complete assemblage finds close parallels to excavated long blade assemblages and industries in the surrounding landscape, most notably those recently published in the immediate vicinity at Brandon (E. Martin in Tester et al., 'Staunch Meadow, Brandon, Suffolk' EAA 151, 2014: p. 26). The presence of long blades (backed blades and bruised blades/lame mâchurée) within the assemblage suggests at least a Mesolithic date for the group, potentially extending into the final stages of the Upper Palaeolithic, perhaps c.12,000-4,000 BC.

Class: Blade

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 12000 BC
Date to: Circa 4001 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 74.48 mm
Width: 29.7 mm
Thickness: 6.64 mm
Weight: 14.97 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2014

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: BRD 248

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Brandon

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Building work
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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