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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: SF-2DA825
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A worked flint object of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date. It is similar to a knife form, being rectangular, but is cruder and thicker. The flint is unpatinated, and worked on both faces, with deep flake scars showing competent work, but the exact function of the tool is unknown. It measures 74.78mm in length, 31.5mm in width, 13.5mm in average thickness, and weighs 42.82g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 74.78 mm
Width: 31.5 mm
Thickness: 13.5 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 18.16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th July 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's ref.30
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Brockley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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