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FLAKE
Unique ID: CAM-5435C3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A waste flake from flint working. A bulb of percussion and small amount of cortex is present. Length is 23.32mm, width is 17.74mm, thickness is 4.45mm and weight is 1.87g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.32 mm
Width: 17.74 mm
Thickness: 4.45 mm
Weight: 1.87 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: City of Peterborough (Unitary Authority)
District: City of Peterborough (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Maxey Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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