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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: NLM-5D87D8
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Pale grey flint with patch of cortex and fractures, low quality.
Possible debitage, as identified by finder. Small flake bearing prominent ripples from hard hammer impact on its ventral side; this reporter does not discern further evidence for reworking. Suggested date: Possibly Bronze Age, 2150-800 BC.
Length: 23mm, Width: 20.8mm, Thickness: 6.5mm, Weight: 2.86gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 2.86 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 26th March 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM17329
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Butterwick
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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