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BLADE
Unique ID: CPAT-0726D1
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Neolithic flint implement in the form of a blade or knife, with both long edges having been re-touched. The ventral surface has a bulb of percussion with faint rippling beneath. The dorsal surface has central ridge with numerous scars to the remaining surface. The convex edge has normal re-touch. The opposite edge has been fashioned into a double denticulate or serrated working edge.
The material is a dark brown flint with a multitude of pale cream/white inclusions, some of which may be organic in nature.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.25 mm
Width: 13.21 mm
Thickness: 3.95 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: PRN117647
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: Mochdre (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO0790
Four figure Latitude: 52.499944
Four figure longitude: -3.371424
1:25K map: SO0790
1:10K map: SO09SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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