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BLADE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-D886F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A late Mesolithic flint bladelet.
Length 18.2mm, Width 7.4mm, Thickness 3.1mm. Weight 0.36g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.2 mm
Width: 7.4 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 0.36 g
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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: Brampton Abbotts
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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