PUBLIC-507E72: PUBLIC-507E72 prehistoric flint flake

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FLAKE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-507E72

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A primary flake of opaque brown flint. Trapezoidal in plan with thick cortex remaining to three sides and possible abrupt scaled retouch (or plough damage) at the fourth.

Uncertain date.

Length 18.3 mm, width 31.8 mm, thickness 5.1 mm, mass 3.2 g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.3 mm
Width: 31.8 mm
Weight: 3.2 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th January 2018 - Sunday 7th January 2018

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Cadeby

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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