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RETOUCHED FLAKE
Unique ID: SF-CFB883
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An unpatinated dark reddish-brown flint flake. There is evidence of limited steep retouch around the distal end, probably for use as a cutting edge or scraper.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.42 mm
Width: 40.54 mm
Thickness: 4.35 mm
Weight: 8.96 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's ref RO
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Combs
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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