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FLAKE
Unique ID: SUSS-DEF731
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint knapped flake, probably dating to either the Mesolithic or Neolithic period (8300-2100 BC). Although the platform is missing, there is a strong bulb of percussion and conchoidal ripples present on the ventral surface. No signs of retouch or further knapping are visible to suggest that this flake was modified as a tool. It measures 35.37 mm long, 22.75 mm wide, 4.83 mm thick and weighs 6.99 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: 1
Length: 35.37 mm
Width: 22.75 mm
Thickness: 4.83 mm
Weight: 6.99 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd December 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
Parish or ward: Storrington and Sullington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0712
Four figure Latitude: 50.897576
Four figure longitude: -0.479849
1:25K map: TQ0712
1:10K map: TQ01SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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