There are currently no images available.
If you own this object please send us a picture of it.
FLAKE
Unique ID: NMS-0BB50D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Nine Late Prehistoric flakes and simple flake tools, All are hard hammer struck and eight are tertiary, one is secondary. Most have areas of steep retouch and are anciently and recently damaged along the thin edges. All are made from unpatinated dark grey flint with lighter coloured inclusions. Neolithic to Bronze Age debitage and disposable flake tools.
Largest: 58 x 51 x 18 mm.
Smallest: 27 x 11 x 4 mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 701 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 22nd May 2017 - Monday 19th June 2017
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 28003
Other reference: NMD062017
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Hindringham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF9936
Four figure Latitude: 52.88462593
Four figure longitude: 0.9562109
1:25K map: TF9936
1:10K map: TF93NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: NMS-1EBCC7
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
Three hard hammer struck Neolithic flakes, two tertiary, one secondary, all of unpatinated mottled grey flint and with areas of steep retouch…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NMS-1B2091
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
Bag containing nine flints, three are natural fractures, one is a small core of unpatinated black and grey flint with a series of transversel…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NMS-E161D9
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
Sixteen Neolithic to Bronze Age hard hammer struck flakes and simple flake tools, ten secondary and six tertiary. Some steeply retouched in p…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618