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KNIFE

Unique ID: SUR-387648

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A sub-rectangular 'discoidal', fresh and sharp, Neolithic flint knife with rounded corners. The knife has been bifacially worked, has a tiny patch of cortex remaining and is made from dark grey mottled flint.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 54.2 mm
Width: 62.3 mm
Thickness: 18.1 mm
Weight: 69 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 17-1399

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Mole Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Buckland (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ2352
Four figure Latitude: 51.25390967
Four figure longitude: -0.23884195
1:25K map: TQ2352
1:10K map: TQ25SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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