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BLADE
Unique ID: BERK-5125C3
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Prehistoric flint flake, probably Neolithic to early Bronze Age . The flake is a tertiary flake with no cortex remaining. The flake is incomplete due to modern damage, the distal end is missing but the bulb and striking platform are present. There is no retouch present. Circa 3500-1500 BC. The flint is light-dark grey with an opaque patina. Dimensions: length 21.92mm; width 16.13mm; thickness 7.45mm; weight 2.48g
Notes:
Found during the Weekend Wanderers King Alfred the Great Rally 26-28 Aug 2006
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.92 mm
Width: 16.13 mm
Thickness: 7.45 mm
Weight: 2.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 26th August 2006
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - King Alfred the Great 06
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ticket no. Ylo 132
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Letcombe Regis
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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