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FLAKE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-4DB0A9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Tertiary flake of dark grey flint with four bi-directional flaking scars on dorsal. No visible bulb of percussion. Flaking scars at proximal end, ventral side, possibly from later damage. May have been intended as a scraper.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Exactly 4500 BC
Date to: Exactly 1150 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.2 mm
Width: 11.4 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th November 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 25

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Secondary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Wraxall and Failand (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST4973
Four figure Latitude: 51.4536719
Four figure longitude: -2.73536484
1:25K map: ST4973
1:10K map: ST47SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Discovery circumstances: Field walking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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