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CORE
Unique ID: CORN-98659E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint single-platform micro-core, oval in plan, plano-convex in profile and in section. The cortex has been removed from the proximal end by the removal of three large flakes to produce a triangular point. Subsequently six shallow flakes to make bladelets have been removed, probably by pressure flaking at the proximal margin of the largest of the three original flake scars. The distal half, or butt, of the pebble retains its cortex and could have been held comfortably in the hand when in use. The point of the artefact is damaged through use as a chopping or crushing tool. The surface of the fine-grained flint is a creamy-grey colour with slightly darker grey patches towards the edge of the cortex which suggests that it was probably derived from a local beach pebble.
Bond (2004) illustrates a similar microblade core on page 113, fig.5.97, no.L24, which is dated from the later Mesolithic period.
Butler (2005) illustrates a similar single-platform bladelet core and a chopping tool on pages 85 & 115, figs.30 & 46, nos.5 & 8, which date from the Mesolithic period.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 4500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Width: 29 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight: 43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 2013 - Wednesday 31st July 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hayle (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW5837
Four figure Latitude: 50.18347634
Four figure longitude: -5.39124507
1:25K map: SW5837
1:10K map: SW57SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond, C. | 2005 | PAS Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics | London | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | 113, fig.5.97 | no.L24 | |
| Butler, C. | 2005 | Prehistoric Flintwork | Stroud | The History Press | 85 & 115, figs.30 & 46 | nos.5 & 8 |
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