Record ID: IOW-741F50
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint implement of possible Neolithic to Bronze Age date (3500 BC-800 BC). The tool is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section and has been manufactured on a flat piece of flint. The dorsal surfaces has a sandy/buff coloured cortex and the edges have been knapped to an abrupt angle with short, scaled and stepped removals. The ventral surface is flat and featureless and is covered in a thin layer of greyish brown cortex. This tool has an unusual form and may have been used for scraping. 116.43 x 35.36 x 21.06mm. Weight: 117.38g. No analogy found.
Created on: Wednesday 5th September 2012
Last updated: Monday 1st October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.