DUR-136995: DUR-136995 : Burin : Mesolithic-Neolithic

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MICROBURIN

Unique ID: DUR-136995

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete flint Burin of probable Mesolithic - Neolithic date (9000-2350 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surface has four predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. Distal end tapers to a central point while the proximal end has been abruptly blunted. The left hand edges have rough semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is flat and smooth. The lithic is covered in recortification.

The flint is a light brown in colour, the cortex is an orangey cream.

Length: 22.54mm, Width: 23.22mm, Thickness: 5.59mm, Weight: 3.3g.

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 2350 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.54 mm
Width: 23.22 mm
Thickness: 5.59 mm
Weight: 3.3 g

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
District: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Broomhaugh and Riding (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ0260
Four figure Latitude: 54.93467064
Four figure longitude: -1.97031628
1:25K map: NZ0260
1:10K map: NZ06SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: DUR
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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