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LEIC-2928ED: Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic flint flake

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FLAKE

Unique ID: LEIC-2928ED

Object type certainty: Certain
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Upper Palaeolithic to later Neolithic flint flake, 37mm long, 41mm wide and 18mm thick with a weight of 27.4g.

The flake has a light brown to light grey opaque patina, distal end is an opposed platform.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8000 BC
Date to: Exactly 2351 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 41 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight: 27.4 g

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Scalford (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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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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