Dear Greg,

There is a list of terms (although I think it is a little limited – apologies, I don’t have my copy to hand) in Butler’s (2005) Prehistoric Flintwork, and I think there is one (more comprehensive I seem to recall) in Inizan et al.’s (1992) The technology and terminology of knapped stone. I would probably for Inizan et al. (1992), although again I don't have a copy to hand (apologies).

Re: chunks specifically – personally I would go for, an indeterminate piece > 10mm (in largest dimension), which is not a chip (chips cover all flakes and indeterminate fragments < 10mm in their largest dimension), flake, blade or core preparation flake (i.e. a chunk lacks a dorsal and ventral face etc) and is not a core or a tool (this is after Bjarke-Ballin 2000, in Lithics). They are usually formed as a result of irregular breaking (e.g. frost-fracturing, fire-crazing) rather than conchoidal fracture.

Does that help?

Thanks,

Rob

From: GREG CAMPBELL [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 17 July 2014 12:31
To: RobertHosfield
Subject: Fw: What is a Chunk?

Hello Rob, hope this finds you well.

Now I know you're busy, but this is clearly a question for you.  I am on the Historic Environment Register online forum, and they need a definition for a worked flint type: chunk (see below).  Do you flint-knapper types have a standard list of definitions, with an academic reference?  The HER types need to fold it into their universal thesaurus (sort of Gill's baby; she's on the liason committee).

Greg Campbell

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From: "Winfield, Hugh" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, 17 July 2014, 11:58
Subject: What is a Chunk?

Hello again,

I'm going through an excavation and watching brief report and have come across a term for a type of flint called a "Chunk" which is used a few times by the specialist. I think I can guess what one is, but the term doesn't sound like it should be real and certainly isn't in my version of the thesaurus. They claim that it is probably Bronze Age or Beaker date if that is any help.

So, what is a Chunk and is it an accepted term?

Thanks,

Hugh
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