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LEIC-708CAD: Early to late Neolithic flint retouched flake

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RETOUCHED FLAKE

Unique ID: LEIC-708CAD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Early to late Neolithic flint retouched flake. 30mm in length, 15mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 1.8grams. The implement is sub rectangular in form with a dark grey brown opaque patina. The flake has been made using orthogonal technology.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2351 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 1.8 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 1 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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