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CORE
Unique ID: DEV-384130
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Two prehistoric burnt flint cores. The surfaces of the flints display small cracks, demonstrating that the cores have been heated.
1- Length: 39mm x Width: 29mm; 2- Length: 37mm x Widlth: 36mm
Class: Burnt core
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th January 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: South Hams (District)
Parish or ward: Dartington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX8062
Four figure Latitude: 50.445537
Four figure longitude: -3.691431
1:25K map: SX8062
1:10K map: SX82NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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