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FLAKE
Unique ID: WMID-166792
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A prehistoric flint flake, probably Neolithic in date, perhaps used as a cutting blade. The bulb of percussion and bulbar scar are clearly visible on the ventral face at the proximal end. A ridge runs down the centre of the dorsal face, making the flint triangular in section. The tip is missing and there appears to be some retouch, particularly down the right lateral edge, perhaps to facilitate hafting. The flint is a dark grey colour with cream to white speckled inclusions.
Find not photographed.
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.6 mm
Width: 16.26 mm
Thickness: 6.95 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th October 2011 - Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Lichfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK1009
Four figure Latitude: 52.67861
Four figure longitude: -1.853528
1:25K map: SK1009
1:10K map: SK10NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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