PUBLIC-0FF493: Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint blades

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Unique ID: PUBLIC-0FF493

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Flake 1: A mid brown semi-translucent tertiary flint blade flake. Low gloss patina and sub-longitudinal in shape. The ventral face shows a low bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer. The dorsal face is completely smooth and flat apart from one parallel blade removal scar which starts at the distal end and ends half way down the flake.

Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age: 3300 to 1600BC

Dimensions: 55mm x 14mm x 5.5mm

Weight: 3.3g

Flake 2: A dark brown semi-translucent tertiary flint bladelet. Mid gloss patina and sub-oval in shape with a trapezoidal cross section. The ventral face shows a prominent bulb of percussion with strong conchoidal ripples indicating probable use of a hard hammer. The dorsal face shows multiple parallel blade removal scars .

Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age: 3300 to 1600BC

Dimensions: 42mm x 15mm x 5mm

Weight:3.4g

A combined weight of 6.7g is listed below

Class: Blades flakes x 2

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3300 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 2
Weight: 6.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015 - Thursday 30th April 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 236b

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Donhead St Mary

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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