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COMBINATION TOOL

Unique ID: LEIC-8A3578

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Neolithic flint combination tool.

Mid-grey opaque patina. Secondary piece. Some fine, short, parallel, abrupt retouch has created a small scraping edge on the distal end. Proximal end has been worked into a piercer following a breakage by notching and abrupt fine retouch.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3300 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 3.7 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: Eaton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7726
Four figure Latitude: 52.82603797
Four figure longitude: -0.8586798
1:25K map: SK7726
1:10K map: SK72NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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