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BLADE
Unique ID: SOM-D09067
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Two chert blades. The blades have highly arched dorsal faces with evidence of multiple previous parallel removals. On both blades large bulb scars have removed most of the bulb of percussion on the ventral face. One is in pale buff chert, they other, which has c.15% cortex remaining on the dorsal face, is in dark grey-brown chert. They weigh 23.43 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Weight: 23.43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 20884
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Bishops Lydeard
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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