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BLADE
Unique ID: HESH-DBAE07
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Two small incomplete snapped flint blades or bladlets of later Mesolithic date (6000BC - 3500BC). These are both struck from a core and have the generic crested appearance. Both have been snapped and neither show signs of retouch on their tips or long edges. The underside of each shows conchoidal rippling but not evidence of bulb of percussion or striking platforms. One flake (the darker of the two) has a small area of cortex present. The flint is a mid mottled grey colour. The source of flint is difficult to ascertain; much of the local flint is procured from glacial and riverine sources.
The blades measure:
- 23.4mm length, 10.8mm width, is 4.2mm thick and weighs 1.18 grams.
- 24.0mm length, 7.8mm width, is 3.7mm thick and weighs 0.81 grams.
Bulk weight 1.99 grams
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6000 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Weight: 1.99 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Clun
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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