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BLADE
Unique ID: HESH-C18154
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A notched flint blade of later Mesolithic date (4000 -3000 BC). The blade is rectangular in plan and has a crested cross section. In profile it is very bowed. The striking platform and bulb of percussion are present on the ventral face. Both long edges have been heavily reworked - especially the left hand edge which has a series of parallel flake removals that have created a serrated cutting and scraping edge. This retouch has been applied on both the ventral and dorsal edges. The tip has also been reworked on the dorsal face. A large notch is present on the right hand edge - but this is a result of modern damage in the plough soil. The flint is a mid grey colour with milky grey white coloured inclusions.
The blade measures 43.1mm in length, 18.4mm width, is 5.4mm thick and weighs 4.71 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 3000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.1 mm
Width: 18.4 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 4.71 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: HFD Entry Form No: HFDMG 2740
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
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: Hereford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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