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FLAKE
Unique ID: HESH-49B391
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A knapped, struck flint flake probably dating from the Late Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age periods, circa 3500BC - 1500BC. This is a tertiary flake as no cortex survives. In plan, the flake is sub oval with one straight edge. The section is roughly lentoid. The flint is fine grained, with a an uneven light brown / light blue-grey patina. The surfaces of the flint are shiny. The ventral surface is smooth with a bulb of percussion and concoidal ripples clearly visible. The dorsal face has 1 central ridge. The distal end terminates in a feathered fracture.
The flake measures 24.25mm in length. The width is 20.07mm. Thickness is 5.84mm. Weight: 2.39g.
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 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.25 mm
Width: 20.07 mm
Thickness: 5.84 mm
Weight: 2.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - Saturday 30th April 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: TF 38 (red)
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bridgnorth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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