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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: LEIC-E6E944

Object type certainty: Certain
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Mesolithic flint implement: notch.

Made on flint, very light brownish-cream opaque patina. Tertiary blade, plain butt, hard-hammer struck, unidirectional technology. Denticulated notch on right edge with abrupt, scaler retouch. Also some low-angle, scaler, long, inverse on left edge, slightly denticulated.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 61 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 17.2 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
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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