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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: CPAT-39E531
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
This is a lithic blade and most probably Neolithic in origin. As the length of this artefact is more than twice the width, with the sides more or less parallel, it may logically be called a blade. Typical of lithic blades, the cross section is triangulate. In side profile the blade has a slightly crescentic form. There is a clear bulb of percussion, at the proximal end of the ventral surface with associated but minimal ripples down the ventral face. The dorsal surface has a pronounced dorsal ridge and scars with a concoidal fracture that has removed a portion of the ridge, at the proximal end. Both edges of the blade have some bifacial retouch. The distal end has a 'feathered' finish and the edge is now damaged, most probably by wear and tear in the ground. Overall, the artefact is of a dark brown flint with some lighter inclusions.
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48.8 mm
Width: 18.8 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 4.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th August 2009
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: PRN54989
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Powys (Unitary Authority)
District: Powys (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Trefeglwys (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SN9890
Four figure Latitude: 52.498333
Four figure longitude: -3.503957
1:25K map: SN9890
1:10K map: SN99SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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