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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: SF-717284
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Three struck flint blades of later Prehistoric date. They have a combined total weight of 9.78g and are of probable Neolithic or Bronze Age date, c.4000-800 BC.
1) An unpatinated blade struck from a mottled grey flint and snapped at the proximal end. It is triangular in cross section and has limited, scaled, semi-abrupt retouch on both edges. This blade measures 40.43mm in length, 15.23mm in width, 5.57mm in thickness and 3.66g in weight.
2) An unpatinated blade struck from a mottled grey flint. It has a small striking platform and bulb of percussion, with parallel blade scars on the dorsal face. This blade measures 39.05mm in length, 14.21mm in width, 3.47mm in thickness, and 1.96g in weight.
3) An unpatinated blade struck from a dark brown flint. It has a small striking platform and bulb of percussion, is triangular in cross section and on one face of the dorsal face retains its cortex. The other face of the dorsal face has parallel blade scars. This blade measures 43.54mm in length, 13.66mm in width, 5.38mm in thickness, and 4.16g in weight.
Class: Blade
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 801 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Weight: 9.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st August 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's Ref.: Home Farm Front
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Fragment
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