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AWL
Unique ID: HESH-3C6FD4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of tertiary debitage reworked to form an awl or borer of either late Mesolithic or early Neolithic date (c.4000BC - 2900BC). The debitage is flake like being broadly triangular in plan and rectangular in section. The edges have been knapped to form sharply sloping edges and both the dorsal and ventral faces knapped to create serrated edges. The most reworking is present along one corner creating a sharpened point / boring tool. The flint is a mid grey white colour and has been slightly abraded in the ploughsoil. The source of flint is difficult to ascertain; much of the local flint is procured from glacial and riverine sources.
The flake measures 22.9mm length, 20.9mm width is 3.5mm thick and weighs 1.84 grams
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Exactly 4000 BC
Date to: Exactly 2900 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.9 mm
Width: 20.9 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 1.84 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: HFD Entry Form No: HFDMG 2734
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Kingsland
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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