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LEIC-DE53C1: Late Mesolithic to late Neolithic flint flake

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Unique ID: LEIC-DE53C1

Object type certainty: Certain
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Late Mesolithic to late Neolithic flint flake. 43mm in length, 18mm wide and 13mm thick with a weight of 9.2grams. The flake is sub rectangular in form with a mid grey opaque patina. The dorsal side is cortical. The flake has been struck from a pebble.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6000 BC
Date to: Circa 2351 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 43 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 9.2 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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