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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: SF-341365
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An unpatinated flint flake with limited edge retouch and parallel flake scars on the forsal face. It has a prepared striking platform and prominent bulb of percussion. The flake measures 40.22mm in length, 36.38mm in width, 13.18mm in thickness, and weighs 16.28g. It is of probable Neolithic date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.22 mm
Width: 36.38 mm
Thickness: 13.18 mm
Weight: 16.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Barton Mills
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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