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PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Unique ID: LEIC-80D623
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
Late Neolithic to early Bronze age flint plano-convex knife, with detenticulate retouch down one edge, length: 45 mm, width: 25 mm, thickness: 5 mm, weight: 6.38 g.
The object is sub-circular in form and ovoid in cross section with a brown patina. Its dorsal surface is covered in scaled low angle re-touch and its ventral surface is flat except for traces of a bulb of percussion. It has a 'leaf' like shape having one distinctly rounded edge which terminates in an off centre point at its distal end. This rounded edge has low angle, stepped re-touch to form a blade surface. The opposite edge is more roughly worked, with a more serrated edge.
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 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 6.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th September 2016 - Monday 12th September 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Rutland
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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