WAW-8C4867: Late Neolithic to early Bronze Age plano-convex knife (plan and reverse).

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PLANO CONVEX KNIFE

Unique ID: WAW-8C4867

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c.2700 BC to c.1600 BC) plano-convex knife: The knapped flint knife is an elongated asymmetrical pointed-oval with a truncated proximal end. The knife has a sub D-shaped cross section and was probably knapped from a secondary flake/debitage. The flint the knife is knapped from is a mottled dark grey colour. The dorsal surface has stepped retouch covering the surface with abrupt re-touch along the edges, thereby forming a convex surface. The ventral surface has no re-touch on the surface, just one shallow scar, obliquely angled at the proximal end.

The knife measures 46.79mm long, 19.61mm wide, 7.51mm thick and weighs 7.27g.

Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database including: WAW-3FD07D, WAW-C0CAE9, WAW-C0CAE9, WMID-F23B97; HESH-BD97A2; SWYOR-B645D2 and SUR-E41676. such knives are found in late Neolithic to early Bronze Age (c.2700 BC to c.1600 BC) contexts, often associated with food vessels and beakers in the early Bronze Age (Butler 2005,172). Plano-convex knives could measure up to 150mm long, but this is not common (ibid).

Notes:

Adam Mindykowski (Worcestershire Historic Environment Advisor, Explore the PAst) first identified this knife and directed the finder to the PAS.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2700 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 46.79 mm
Width: 19.61 mm
Thickness: 7.51 mm
Weight: 7.27 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2018 - Wednesday 16th January 2019

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wyre Forest (District)
Parish or ward: Bewdley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO7575
Four figure Latitude: 52.37246805
Four figure longitude: -2.36863302
1:25K map: SO7575
1:10K map: SO77NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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

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