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MICROBURIN

Unique ID: DOR-09E120

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A microburin made on a tertiary flake of light brown translucent flint with a mid gloss patina. At the proximal end is a small striking platform. The flake has been notched with small abrupt retouch in order to remove the distal end for manufacturing a microlith. There is a small bulb of percussion on the ventral face.
Date: Mesolithic - 8300 - 3500 BC.
Dimensions: 20.5 mm x 17 mm x 4 mm
Weight: 1 g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.5 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th April 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Gillingham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST7827
Four figure Latitude: 51.041929
Four figure longitude: -2.315176
1:25K map: ST7827
1:10K map: ST72NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: DOR
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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