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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: BERK-B94A42
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Later Prehistoric tertiary flint bladelet (Circa 2100 BC-800 AD). The blade is sub-lingulate in plan with one side more curved than the other. The dorsal face has several ridges and facets, indicating where previous flakes had been removed from the core. There is no evidence of retouch. It has a creamy white patina. Dimensions: length 40.92mm; width 17.97mm; thickness 3.61mm; weight 3.32g
Notes:
This is just part of a large scatter of finds across the field that includes Prehistoric lithics, Roman, Medieval - Post Medieval.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2100 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.92 mm
Width: 17.92 mm
Thickness: 3.61 mm
Weight: 3.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1978 - Thursday 1st January 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's collection number: 238
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Chipping Norton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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