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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: BH-268C97
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A group of four flint flakes, forming part of a larger assemblage of lithic material (see other PAS records). Given the lack of diagnostic features, the suggested date of these pieces is Mesolithic to Bronze Age.
One of the flakes (no. 1) is a tertiary flake; the other three are secondary flakes. The level of recortification varies greatly, from virtually none (no. 6), to heavily recortified (no. 1). None of the flakes shows clear evidence of retouch, with the possible exception of no. 6, although the serrated edge on this piece may be the result of wear through use. All four pieces have clear bulbs and rippling on their ventral surfaces.
Total weight of assemblage: 26.51g.
Class: Flakes
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 801 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
Weight: 26.51 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Bedford 3177 - 1, 6, 15, 19
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Pertenhall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL0865
Four figure Latitude: 52.27255577
Four figure longitude: -0.4186015
1:25K map: TL0865
1:10K map: TL06NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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