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RETOUCHED FLAKE

Unique ID: WILT-9E9DA5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Retouched large Neolithic/ Bronze Age flake with c.20% cortex and 100% patination, except for the left dorsal edge which has been worked to show the brown colour of the flint beneath.
It measures 67x29x12.5mm and weighs 24.46g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 3500 BC
Date to: 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 67 mm
Width: 29 mm
Thickness: 12.5 mm
Weight: 24.46 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 24th August 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Alderbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU1827
Four figure Latitude: 51.042076
Four figure longitude: -1.744629
1:25K map: SU1827
1:10K map: SU12NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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