DOR-65854B: Early Mesolithic to late Bronze Age fabricator

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FABRICATOR

Unique ID: DOR-65854B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A flint fabricator. Bifacially flaked and elongate in shape with an oval section. The object tapers from a rounded end to a smaller more pointed end. The larger end retains cortex, this also covers around one third of one face. The flaking is covering, scaled and low angle. The flint is opaque, light beige with a low-gloss patina, now covered in a layer of off-white chalky re-cortification. Dr Kevin Leahy states 'fabricators are difficult to date and a wide range must be suggested.'
Date: Early Mesolthic to late Bronze Age 10000 BC to 800 BC.
Dimensions: 99.2mm x 11.31mm x 19.2mm.
Weight: 27.41g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 99.2 mm
Width: 11.31 mm
Thickness: 19.2 mm
Weight: 27.41 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCMS 017520

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Stourpaine (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST8810
Four figure Latitude: 50.88935835
Four figure longitude: -2.17197415
1:25K map: ST8810
1:10K map: ST81SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: DOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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