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BLADE
Unique ID: ESS-CF2323
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Earlier Upper Palaeolithic backed piece bladelet. See Butler 2005 p 73.
Narrow bladelet with abrupt retouch along one edge; the opposing edge has not been retouched. It is 43.17mm long, 11.28mm wide, 6.20mm thick and weighs 3.7 grams.
Class: Backed piece
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 40000 BC
Date to: Circa 12500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.17 mm
Width: 11.28 mm
Thickness: 6.2 mm
Weight: 3.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003 - Tuesday 1st June 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Birch CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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