File:Early Bronze Age, Complete plano-convex (slug) knife (FindID 603709).jpg

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Early Bronze Age: Complete plano-convex (slug) knife
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2014-02-27 14:30:52
Title
Early Bronze Age: Complete plano-convex (slug) knife
Description
English: A complete flint plano-convex knife of Early Bronze Age dating (c. 2350 BC to c. 1400 BC).

The knife is of a sub pointed oval shape, with a flattened end. It has a D shaped cross sction.
It is a dark brown colour, with minimal surface patination. Remains of the cortex (outer rind) is present on the dorsal surface and is an off white colour. It has been made from a piece of secondary debitage.
Retouch is present along both edges on the dorsal surface. A probable shouldered notch is present at the top of the knife, with retouch on the ventral side. The retouch can be classified as: Long / Sub parallel / Low angle.

Plano-convex knives, such as this example, tend to be of Early Bronze Age dating. Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database including: HESH-BD97A2; SWYOR-B645D2; SUR-E41676. These knives are often referred to as ' 'slug knives' in that they are shaped broadly like large slugs.

Length: 47.8 mm
Width: 19.3 mm
Thickness: 8.7 mm
Ratio: 2.48:1
Weight: 7.9 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Warwickshire
Date between 2350 BC and 1400 BC
Accession number
FindID: 603709
Old ref: WMID-F23B97
Filename: wmid-f23b97.jpg
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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/458624
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/458624/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/603709
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Object location52° 22′ 07.32″ N, 1° 19′ 11.35″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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