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LEIC-55E698: Early Mesolithic to early Neolithic flint multi-platformed core

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Unique ID: LEIC-55E698

Object type certainty: Certain
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Early Mesolithic to early Neolithic flint multi-platformed core, 8000 - 2701BC. 40mm in length, 29mm wide and 21mm thick with a weight of 31grams. The object has a light grey opaque patina. It is discoidal in morphology.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8000 BC
Date to: Circa 2701 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 40 mm
Width: 29 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight: 31 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: GPS (from the 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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