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STRIKE A LIGHT
Unique ID: DEV-1DEBA8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Prehistoric strike-a -light of Neolithic to Bronze Age date. The edge is heavily damaged, demonstrating wear. The flint is black in colour with grey flecks; traces of the cortex remain on the dorsal surface. Seen by Professor Bruce Bradley, March 2012.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.5 mm
Width: 36.7 mm
Thickness: 27.5 mm
Weight: 38.99 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: South Hams (District)
Parish or ward: Ashprington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX8058
Four figure Latitude: 50.40958
Four figure longitude: -3.69015
1:25K map: SX8058
1:10K map: SX88SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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