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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: LANCUM-E7C543
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Light grey flint tool, probably late Neolithic. Striking platform visible. Ventral side is slightly concave with prominent bulb of percussion at proximal end. Multiple flaking to dorsal side to create a curved blade profile with most of dorsal ridge having been removed and micro-touching along full extent of two main edges. Grey colour with slight blackening at proximal end, with some lighter inclusions throughout. Blade is incomplete having been snapped at distal end in antiquity.
Length 25mm, Width 15mm, Thickness 4.5 mm. Weight 2g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th April 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
To be known as: Pendle Hill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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