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FLAKE
Unique ID: CAM-547503
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint flake, probably a waste flake from flint working. The flake has a length of 21.85mm, width of 12.03mm, thickness of 3.97mm and weighs 0.86g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.85 mm
Width: 12.03 mm
Thickness: 3.97 mm
Weight: 0.86 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th October 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: City of Peterborough (Unitary Authority)
District: City of Peterborough (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ailsworth Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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