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BLADE
Unique ID: SOM-EAA3D2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete secondary blade probably dating to the Late Mesolithic (6500-4300 BC). The blade is snapped at the proximal end. There is possible evidence of retouch on both the left and right sides of the ventral face, this could also be due to wear. Three previous strikings are visible on the dorsal face creating a sub-triangular cross section. The flint is a mottled brown colour.
Length: 22.0mm, Width: 14.25mm, Thickness: 4.8mm, Weight: 1.53g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 4300 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 14.25 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 1.53 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020623
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: Near Cheddar
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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