Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
DEBITAGE
Unique ID: NARC-8E760D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete piece of flint Debitage of Mesolithic date (9000-3550 BC). The object is a utilised waste flake. The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars and corresponding arrises. The proximal and distal edges have been abruptly blunted. All edges have some semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is predominantly flat with a single negative scar situated at the distal end. The lithic retains a minor amount of cortex at the distal end of the dorsal surface and is therefore a secondary flake.
The flint is light brown in colour with grey inclusions throughout. The cortex is cream in colour.
Length: 22.21mm, Width: 16.73mm, Thickness: 9.58mm, Weight: 2.2g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 3350 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.21 mm
Width: 16.73 mm
Thickness: 9.58 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Kettering (District)
Parish or ward: Dingley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7686
Four figure Latitude: 52.46666051
Four figure longitude: -0.88271676
1:25K map: SP7686
1:10K map: SP78NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: NARC-F5CC22
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broadperiod: MESOLITHIC
A complete piece of flint Debitage of Mesolithic date (AD 9000-3550). The object is a utilised waste flake. The lithic is sub-ovate in plan a…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NARC-F6FACC
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broadperiod: MESOLITHIC
A complete piece of flint Debitage of Mesolithic date (AD 9000-3550). The object is a utilised waste flake possibly from an axehead. The lith…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: DUR-31941B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broadperiod: MESOLITHIC
A complete flint core rejuvenation flake, which has been worked and utilised, of Mesolithic date (9000-3450BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618