FAKL-267773: Neolithic polished flint axe

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POLISHED AXEHEAD

Unique ID: FAKL-267773

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cutting edge from a polished axe, removed leaving an abrupt, non-conchoildal fracture. Recorticated, poor quality flint, opaque, mixed grey with fossil inclusions. Polished all over. Neolithic. Length 58mm, Width 70mm, Thickness 24mm, Mass 133.35g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 58 mm
Width: 70 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight: 133.35 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1986

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: a IF 279

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Seaford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TV4997
Four figure Latitude: 50.75348139
Four figure longitude: 0.110921
1:25K map: TV4997
1:10K map: TV47NE
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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