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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: DUR-889E51
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A secondary flint flake, possibly a blade from the British period of Prehistory. The object is sub rectangular, with one raised face that has been knapped. The other side is flat and the edges of the object have been broken in areas. It is brown in colour with speckled white and brown areas. It weighs 3.4g and measures 31.89mm in length, 19.47mm in width and 4.92mm in thickness.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod to: Late
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.89 mm
Width: 19.47 mm
Thickness: 4.92 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th February 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Richmondshire (District)
Parish or ward: Croft-on-Tees (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2608
Four figure Latitude: 54.46671
Four figure longitude: -1.60037
1:25K map: NZ2608
1:10K map: NZ20NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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