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BLADE
Unique ID: WMID-33F2A7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A probable Mesolithic flint blade, with retouch in the form of notches on the left lateral edge (when held with the dorsal side facing). These notches may have been used for stripping bark during the creation of arrow shafts, although they could equally have had many other functions. Some cortex remains on the edges of the flint. The flint has a pale cream patina with grey/brown inclusions. It measures 41.35 mm long, 18.44 mm wide, 4.46 mm thick and weighs 3.9 grams. It is trapezoidal in section.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 4500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.35 mm
Width: 18.44 mm
Thickness: 4.36 mm
Weight: 3.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th May 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: SO7049
Four figure Latitude: 52.138475
Four figure longitude: -2.439753
1:25K map: SO7049
1:10K map: SO74NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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