File:A Neolithic Knife (FindID 982338).jpg

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A Neolithic Knife
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Susheela Burford, 2020-01-20 22:10:49
Title
A Neolithic Knife
Description
English: An incomplete knife blade or possible projectile point (spearhead) of Late Neolithic dating (3300 BC to 2200 BC).

The artefact has a sub triangular shape. The dorsal (front) face exhibits retouch along the two long edges (short, parallel, sem-abrupt). Along the short edge, minimal retouch is visible. it has been struck from a broad core to a blade like shape.

It measures 36.7 mm in length, 16.9 mm wide and 4.7 mm thick. It weighs 3.4 g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Derbyshire
Date between 3300 BC and 2200 BC
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 982338
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1088787
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1088787/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/982338
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License
Object location53° 13′ 29.28″ N, 1° 50′ 29.47″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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