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FLAKE
Unique ID: CPAT-F27C56
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
This is a tertiary flint flake that has signs of bifacial reduction. It was found in an area known for its Neolithic past and lack of natural flint, thus we may reasonably consider it to be of Neolithic origin.
There is no clear evidence of a bulb of percussion, there are percussion ripples that radiate concentrically from one end but then there are step scars terminating abruptly in hinge fractures leaving typical scalar negative scarring at the other end. The result is a complex topography, perhaps indicative of this being a ‘work in progress’. There are also small areas of possible edge retouch, further indicating this as an object of interest.
The material is a dark brown hard flint with an abundance of small lighter inclusions along with some larger but darker patches.
Notes:
The markings are the finders reference system.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.53 mm
Width: 30.56 mm
Thickness: 10.43 mm
Weight: 15.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st October 2009 - Saturday 31st October 2009
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: PRN114331
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
References cited
No references cited so far.
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