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BLADE
Unique ID: SOM-33C331
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Proximal end of a snapped chert tertiary blade of Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. The blade has a snap at the distal end, bulb of percussion at the proximal end on the ventral face and arises from previous parallel removals from the same platform on the dorsal face. The edges are chipped but there is a also a small area of retouch in the centre of the left edge, viewed from the dorsal side. Possibly an attempt to further snap the blade. Dark brown chert with white mottling. 28.3mm long, 15.2mm wide and 4.5mm thick; it weighs 2.49 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 2800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.3 mm
Width: 15.2 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 2.49 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 24th January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 020873
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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