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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: BH-46F4D3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flint tertiary flake, probably dating from the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age.
The piece is sub-rectangular in plan and of triangular section, with a vertical arrise at the centre of the dorsal surface. A small portion of the core platform remains, adjacent to which, on the ventral surface, there is a bulb scar. The edges of the flake are irregular, probably as a result of natural wear, and there is no evidence that this piece was ever used as a tool. The flint is patinated, light to mid blueish-grey.
Dimensions: 24.9mm long, 15.6mm wide, 5.3mm thick. Weight: 2.32g.
Class: Flint flake
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.9 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 2.32 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/2 - 4
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Stevenage (District)
Parish or ward: Chells (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL2525
Four figure Latitude: 51.909518
Four figure longitude: -0.184234
1:25K map: TL2525
1:10K map: TL22NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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