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FLAKE

Unique ID: NMGW193

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Flint flake. Modern damage. Prehistoric. Length 19mm, width 16mm, thickness 5mm.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder.

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 10000 BC
Date to: 700 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th September 2000

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA:2000.126.1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Merthyr Tydfil (Unitary Authority)
District: Merthyr Tydfil (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Blaencanaid

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Birdwatching
Current location: Returned to finder.
General landuse: Woodland
Specific landuse: Undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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