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BLADE
Unique ID: HESH-288254
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flint blade of later Mesolithic date (4000 -3000 BC). The is rectangular in plan and has a crested cross section. The striking platform and bulb of percussion are present on the ventral face. The opposite end has been reworked to form a scraper and the long edge has also received some reworking but this is not as regular as that seen at the tip. The retouch on the tip is applied in neat regular rows on the dorsal face, whereas the retouch on the side is all applied from the ventral face. It is likely that this is a scraping and cutting tool. Two parallel vertical removals have been made on the edge of the unworked side of the blade creating a flat edge which makes use as a scraper more comfortable. The flint is a mid grey colour with a milky white coloured patina.
The blade measures 27.7mm in length, 13.0mm width, is 5.4mm thick and weighs 1.67 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 3000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.7 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 1.67 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: HFD Entry Form No: HFDMG 2281
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Canon Pyon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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