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ADZE
Unique ID: LON-F8FC6A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Complete mesolithic to neolithic miniature flint adze. This is a small adze, it has been shaped so that it can be set into a haft, tapering slightly towards the butt. There are several large flake scars at the butt end of the tool while the cutting edge has been retouched and knapped more finely. The flint is grey-brown in colour and there is a black resinous concretion towards the butt, though this is most likely from its deposition environment.
Length: 80.81mm
Width: 40.99mm
Thickness: 30.4mm
Weight: 97.23g
Class: miniature adze
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 80.81 mm
Width: 40.99 mm
Thickness: 30.4 mm
Weight: 97.23 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Lambeth (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Oval (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3077
Four figure Latitude: 51.4770308
Four figure longitude: -0.1294578
1:25K map: TQ3077
1:10K map: TQ37NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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