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Unique ID: HESH-A16EE3
Object type certainty: Certain
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Fragment of secondary debitage possibly from Mesolithic tool making, all the flaking is in one direction. In plan the fragment is rectangular - in cross section triangular. Several long flake scars are present on the dorsal face. These cut through the large area of cortex present.
The fragment measures 26.7mm length, 12.8mm width and is 7.1mm thick. It weighs 3.22 grams
Class: Secondary
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 2900 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.7 mm
Width: 12.8 mm
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 3.22 g
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Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SO7238
Four figure Latitude: 52.03968692
Four figure longitude: -2.40962461
1:25K map: SO7238
1:10K map: SO73NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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