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BLADE

Unique ID: NMS-D90E77

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Tertiary, semi-hard hammer struck blade, of brown, pale and dark grey patinated flint, struck from a single platform core. The edges appear to be unretouched, though there are some isolated areas of recent damage to both lateral edges and the distal end. Probably Early Neolithic, 4,000 to 3,001 BC.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 3001 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 54.5 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th June 2017 - Monday 12th June 2017

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 62279
Other reference: IND12062017JS

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: South Lopham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM0580
Four figure Latitude: 52.37965329
Four figure longitude: 1.01052044
1:25K map: TM0580
1:10K map: TM08SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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