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FLAKE
Unique ID: NARC-2DE128
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Mesolithic flint flake. The flake measures 33.81 mm long, 16.5 mm wide, 4.8 mm thick and weighs 2.0 grams. There is possibly some slight retouch on the right lateral edge near the distal end. The flake is sub-triangular in shape. The flint is pale grey to white in colour. A pink tinge to the flint at the proximal end which is at odds with the rest of the colour of the flint may relate to heat treatment of the core before the flake was knapped.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 4500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.81 mm
Width: 16.5 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 6th February 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Cradley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO7149
Four figure Latitude: 52.138529
Four figure longitude: -2.425143
1:25K map: SO7149
1:10K map: SO74NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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