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BLADE

Unique ID: SUR-100665

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete flint blade, 28.9mm in length and of Mesolithic date, struck from a pale buff to light grey coloured flint. The blade has a thin trapezoidal section and has broken across the middle.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.9 mm
Width: 12.8 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 1.31 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th December 2021

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: RK0117: HAN0016

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Waverley (District)
Parish or ward: Elstead (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU8841
Four figure Latitude: 51.16149175
Four figure longitude: -0.74291731
1:25K map: SU8841
1:10K map: SU84SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: About one year ago
Updated: About one year ago

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