File:1629 Mesolithic Lithic Piercer (FindID 177954).jpg
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[edit]1629 Mesolithic Lithic Piercer.JPG | |||
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2007-04-18 16:38:38 |
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1629 Mesolithic Lithic Piercer.JPG |
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English: Lithic piercer length 38mm, width 18mm, thickness 5mm. One arise on the dorsal with 10% cortex remaining, small bulb of percussion on the ventral suggesting I was soft hammered. Short, low angled, bi-facial retouch on the left side. Short, sub-parallel, direct retouch on the last half of the right which have formed a point at the distal end. Dark grey flint with, darker and lighter patches. Similar artefacts have been found in excavations at sites such as Star Carr and have been dated to the Mesolithic Period (Butler, 2005, 112-113) Butler, C, 2005, Prehistoric Flintwork, Tempus. Clark, J.G.D, 1971, Excavations at Star Carr (second edition), Cambridge University Press. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Essex | ||
Date | between 6500 BC and 3500 BC | ||
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FindID: 177954 Old ref: GLO-C936C7 Filename: 1629 Mesolithic Lithic Piercer.JPG |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/135705 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/135705/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/177954 |
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Object location | 51° 51′ 02.88″ N, 1° 14′ 33.76″ E ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D50 |
Exposure time | 1/80 sec (0.0125) |
F-number | f/5.6 |
Date and time of data generation | 22:20, 27 November 2005 |
Lens focal length | 50 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Windows |
File change date and time | 15:38, 31 January 2007 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 22:20, 27 November 2005 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 5 APEX (f/5.66) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash fired, strobe return light detected, auto mode |
DateTime subseconds | 70 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 70 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 70 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 75 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |