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BERK-001914: Prehistoric flint knappping fragment, front.

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: BERK-001914

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

A Prehistoric flint knapping fragment. It was struck as a flake but broke during the knapping process. The flint has a white/grey opaque patina, with some rust spots present that suggest it originated in the Chilterns. There is a small area of cortex present at one end. There is no evidence of secondary reworking but there is some modern damage at one end. Dimensions: length 36.73mm; width 10.38mm; thickness 4.96mm; weight 2.46g

Notes:

This flint forms part of an assemblage that was collected during annual field walking sessions.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 500000 BC
Date to: 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.73 mm
Width: 10.38 mm
Thickness: 4.96 mm
Weight: 2.46 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1978 - Tuesday 1st June 2004

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Chipping Norton

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Returned to finder.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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