File:Early to Middle Bronze Age, Incomplete plano convex knife (FindID 711598).jpg

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Early to Middle Bronze Age: Incomplete plano convex knife
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2015-03-18 11:54:26
Title
Early to Middle Bronze Age: Incomplete plano convex knife
Description
English: An incomplete flint plano-convex knife of Early Bronze Age dating (c. 2350 BC to c. 1400 BC).

Around 50% of the knife is present, the rest is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The knife is of a sub pointed oval shape, with a flattened end. It has a D shaped cross section.

It is a mid grey colour, with minimal surface patination. It has been made from a piece of tertiary 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: short / 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: 30.8 mm
Width: 25.4 mm
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 5.7 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 2350 BC and 1400 BC
Accession number
FindID: 711598
Old ref: WMID-9670CE
Filename: WMID9670CE.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/509663
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/509663/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/711598
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Object location52° 38′ 55.32″ N, 1° 44′ 25.22″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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