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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: SF-1B1A82
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flint flake of Later Prehistoric date.
It is struck from a light-grey glassy flint. It is sub-rectangular in form. There are concentric ripples on both faces. There is a recessed notch and limited edge retouch along one edge.
This flake measures 48.09mm in length, 34.22mm in width, 6.29mm in thickness, 8.14g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa AD 42
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48.09 mm
Width: 34.22 mm
Thickness: 6.29 mm
Weight: 8.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Eriswell
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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