Record ID: SF-ADFBC6
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete small worked flint chisel of Neolithic date. It is plano-convex in form and struck from a pale grey flint with some darker brown patches. All of the surfaces have retouch and flake removal, additionally the cutting edge and top of the ridge along the upper(?) spine of the object are polished. It measures 105.94mm in length, 35.06mm in width (27.69mm in width at blade end), 22.76mm in thickness, and weighs 86.80g. This is a worked flint chisel dating to the Early Neolithic period, c.3,500-2,900 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2011
Last updated: Sunday 7th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.