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LEIC-8B92CA: Palaeolithic (Upper) to Neolithic (Later) retouched blade

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BLADE

Unique ID: LEIC-8B92CA

Object type certainty: Certain
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Palaeolithic (Upper) to Neolithic (Later) retouched blade, 30mm long, 19mm wide, 5mm thick and 3.3g in weight. The blade is patinated all over and is light blue and opaque. The blade is broken and is missing its distal end. The dorsal face possesses unidirectional flake scars and the left lateral edge has been abruptly retouched creating a serrated edge.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 40000 BC
Date to: Circa 2351 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 3.3 g

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata


County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Eaton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7625
Four figure Latitude: 52.81719198
Four figure longitude: -0.87375008
1:25K map: SK7625
1:10K map: SK72NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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