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Unique ID: NCL-1B6D21
Object type certainty: Probably
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A flint blade of Early Neolithic date.
The blade is sub-triangular in plan and formed by the removal of three flakes from the dorsal surface. There is no evidence for further flaking along the blade edges. It is knapped from a flint honey-brown-orange in colour.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2800 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 17 mm
Width: 11.04 mm
Thickness: 2.66 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Sunday 6th March 2011
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Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: NU0202
Four figure Latitude: 55.312081
Four figure longitude: -1.970038
1:25K map: NU0202
1:10K map: NU00SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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