BUC-0068A9: Neolithic to Bronze Age Lithic Implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: BUC-0068A9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Flint implement dating from the middle Neolithic to late Bronze Age, 9500 - 700 BC. Translucent white colour with a grey from underneath. Struck with a hard hammer, there is a prominent bulb of percussion and strongly defined ripple marks. The implement is longitudinally curved, and is oval in shape. The extent of the retouch is short and stepped, with a semi abrupt angle. There are notches running down the length of one of the sides, suggesting a serrated edge. The flint is worn. The flint measures 48.6mm in length, 22.4mm in width, 6.1mm in thickness, and weighs 4.93g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 9500 BC
Date to: Circa 700 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 48.6 mm
Width: 22.4 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 4.93 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th December 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4609

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
Parish or ward: Chepping Wycombe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU8990
Four figure Latitude: 51.60181836
Four figure longitude: -0.71635826
1:25K map: SU8990
1:10K map: SU89SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date find submitted for recording

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

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