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Unique ID: IOW-A484EA
Object type certainty: Probably
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A fragment of a probable Neolithic to Bronze Age flint hammerstone which may have been adapted for another use (c. 4000 BC-c. 801 BC).
The fragment is now sub-ovoid in plan and hemispherical in cross-section. The upper face is covered in pitted cortex and the rear face has negative flake removal scars which have low relief conchoidal ripples.
Length: 78.0mm; width: 53.2mm; thickness: 15.3mm. Weight: 110.65g.
Notes:
For a complete example, see find: IOW-543387.
The object could have been regarded as a 'pot-lid' if it were not pitted and was without ripples.
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 801 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 78 mm
Width: 53.2 mm
Thickness: 15.3 mm
Weight: 110.65 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th December 2018 - Sunday 16th December 2018
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Other reference: IOW2018-19-1
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Fragment
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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