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FLAKE

Unique ID: NMS-EA1EAE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Tertiary semi-hard hammer struck flake, of unpatinated mottled grey flint, from a single platform core. Late prehistoric, Neolithic to Bronze Age. 4,000 to 700 BC.

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
Length: 40 mm
Width: 22.5 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st June 2017 - Thursday 1st June 2017

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 59834
Other reference: ECKC062017

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: Rocklands (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL9895
Four figure Latitude: 52.51690211
Four figure longitude: 0.91670922
1:25K map: TL9895
1:10K map: TL99NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
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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