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FLAKED AXEHEAD

Unique ID: FAKL-00DE84

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Flaked axehead, pointed oval section, cortex present at distal end, mixed, light-grey and off-white flint, opaque, light recortication all over. Flaking carried out by the removal of large flakes on both sides, one side of the cutting edge shows the removal of a tranchet flake, the other side bears parallel flaking. This object could be Mesolithic but a late Neolithic date is also possible. Length 135mm, Width 51mm, Thickness 28mm, Mass 240.4g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 135 mm
Width: 51 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight: 240.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1979

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: a IF 176

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
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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