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FLAKE
Unique ID: SOM-4956E1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Two flakes and one piece of debitage found close together.
Flake 1: Distal end of a secondary flake with c.60% of the dorsal face covered in cortex. One previous large removal from the dorsal face and large percussion ripples on the ventral face. Some parallel, short to long abrupt retouch on the right edge on the dorsal face, possibly reworking as a scraper. Mid to pale grey mottled flint, 9.99 grams.
Flake 2: Large flake with prominent bulb of percussion and ripples on ventral face. Hinge fracture at distal end and small area (c.5%) of cortex near the distal end on the dorsal face. Multiple parallel arises on the dorsal face. possibly abrupt, short scalar retouch at proximal end of left edge on ventral face. Mid to pale grey mottled flint.
The form of the flakes suggests a later Neolithic to Bronze Age date.
Notes:
Brought into the Museum of North Somerset in 2004.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 12.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th January 2004
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
Parish or ward: Cheddar (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST4756
Four figure Latitude: 51.300643
Four figure longitude: -2.761604
1:25K map: ST4756
1:10K map: ST45NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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