SURREY, England: Early Bronze Age: Flint knife or dagger
Object Type: Knife
A large fragment of a long and slender double-sided flint knife or dagger made from opaque light grey flint. The point is missing and the blade expands then narrows slightly into a tongue-shaped butt which is markedly thicker in side view (the thickness of the blade is 6.7mm at the break and 11.3mm at the butt).
Findspot
OS Grid ref: TQ6323 [limited], 10k Map: TQ62SW, 25k Map: TQ5612, Parish: BURWASH, County: EAST SUSSEX
Dates
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Certain), Circa 2000 BC - 1500 BC
Further information
Method of Manufacture: Knapped Length: 144 mm Quantity: 1
Material: Flint Width: 42.42 mm
Decoration: Thickness: 11.3 mm Preservation:
Surface Treatment: Diameter: not defined Completeness: Incomplete
Weight: 78 grams Evidence of reuse:
Discovery Information
Found by: UNKNOWN OR ACCESS RESTRICTED, About 1987
Method of Discovery: Agricultural or drainage work
Additional Information
Primary Identifier: UNKNOWN OR ACCESS RESTRICTED
Secondary Identifier: not defined
Recorded by: UNKNOWN OR ACCESS RESTRICTED
Other Reference: 08.248
