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LON-52CA65: Flint flake that has been retouched.

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: LON-52CA65

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Flint flake that has been retouched. Made from a dark brown flint with some outer cortex remaining suggesting it is a primary flake that has been retouched at a later date. Tool is pointed and triangular with a large bulb of percussion present on the interior surface of the flake.

Length; 52.7mm, Width; 33.11mm, Thickness; 13.18mm, Weight; 20.05g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52.7 mm
Width: 33.11 mm
Thickness: 13.18 mm
Weight: 20.05 g

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Limehouse (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3680
Four figure Latitude: 51.50258022
Four figure longitude: -0.04195915
1:25K map: TQ3680
1:10K map: TQ38SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

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Audit data

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

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