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RETOUCHED FLAKE

Unique ID: SWYOR-4EE876

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Flint retouched blade of broad Mesolithic/Neolithic date (9000 - 2200 BC). The flint is a mottled white coloured, opaque, tertiary flake. It is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-trapezoid in section. There is short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt, soft hammer retouch on both sides carried out from the ventral face. It is 34.6mm long x 10.7mm wide x 5.2mm thick and weighs 1.8g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.6 mm
Width: 10.7 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 1.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st October 2015 - Sunday 17th January 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS Form No 002797

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Scotter (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE8900
Four figure Latitude: 53.48919416
Four figure longitude: -0.66008856
1:25K map: SE8900
1:10K map: SE80SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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

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