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DEBITAGE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-46A6CB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Debitage 2 Sizes in Millimetres

  1. A1 W 35.5 L 30.4 T 4.6 - Tertiary flake of grey/black flint. No visible bulb of percussion. Multi directional flaking scars around edge.
  2. A2 W 33.3 L 28.7 T 12.8 - Tertiary flake of grey/black. Cortication re-forming
  3. A3 W 21.9 L 26.2 T 13.5 - Tertiary flake of brown/ chert.
  4. A4 W 40.9 L 22.6 T 9 - Tertiary flake of Stone
  5. A5 W 15.9 L 18.6 T 5.9 - Tertiary flake of Chert. Low bulb of percussion. Snapped distal end. 1 ridge dorsal side. Several flaking scars on dorsal. Notch right side with abrupt retouch scars.
  6. B1 W 29.2 L33.1 T13.2 - Tertiary flake of brown/black flint. No bulb of percussion.
  7. B2 W 32 L24.9 T5.8 - Tertiary flake of grey/brown flint. Large bulb of percussion. 3 flaking scars along dorsal..
  8. B3 W 47 L26.9 T9.2 - Tertiary flake of grey/brown flint .Medium bulb of percussion with flaking damage. 3 flaking scars.
  9. B4 W 18.2 L27.85 T7 - Tertiary flake of translucent brown/black flint. No visible bulb of percussion. Snapped distal end. Multiple flaking scars on dorsal.
  10. B5 W 31 L23.9 T7.9 - Tertiary flake of brown/black flint. 1 ridge dorsal. Medium bulb of percussion. Several flaking scars left medial and proximal.
  11. C1 W 18.4 L24.2.T4.2 - Tertiary flake of translucent brown/ black flint. Small bulb of percussion.
  12. C2 W18.8 L18 T11.8 - Tertiary core of black flint with notch. No visible bulb of percussion. Abrupt and Semi-abrupt retouch scars in notch.
  13. C3 W18.7 L31.3.4 T4.6 - Tertiary flake of black/brown flint. Medium bulb of percussion. Several flaking scars on dorsal.
  14. C4 W27.4 L17 T13.2 - Tertiary flake fire damaged flint core.
  15. C5 W24.7 L24.7 T4.9 - Tertiary flake of grey/ochre stone. No visible bulb of percussion. Notch has abrupt retouch. Abrupt retouch along edge left of notch.
  16. D1 W26 L17.3 T3.6 - Tertiary flake of black/brown flint. Medium bulb of percussion. 4 flaking scars dorsal side. Notch has flaking scar dorsal side, semi-abrupt retouch in notch ventral side.
  17. D 2 W 22.2 L 15.8 T5.5 - Tertiary flake of brown/black flint. Small bulb of percussion.
  18. D 3 W20.1 L14.6 T4.3 - Tertiary flake of brown/black flint. No visible bulb of percussion.
  19. D 4 W24.4 L12.8 T15.6 - Tertiary core of grey/black flint.
  20. D 5 W28.5 L21.4 T7 - Tertiary flake of grey/black flint. No bulb of percussion. 1ridge dorsal.
  21. E 1 W25.4 L20.8 T8 - Tertiary flake of mottled brown/black flint. Several flaking scars.
  22. E 2 W25.7 L16.3 T8.9 - Tertiary flake of fire damaged flint.
  23. E 3 W21.2 L26.1 T6.6 - Tertiary flake of brown/black flint. No visible bulb of percussion. 1 ridge dorsal side. Damaged at later date.
  24. E 4 W26.9 L15.3 T7.9 - Tertiary flake of translucent brown/black flint. Very low bulb of percussion with flaking scar.
  25. E 5 W17.7 L18.1 T5.2 - Tertiary flake of brown/black flint. Bulb of percussion has large scar.
  26. F 1 W27.8 L20.4 T5.2 - Tertiary flake of grey/black flint. Small bulb of percussion. 2 ridges dorsal.
  27. F 2 W15.5 L25 T3.5 - Tertiary flake of translucent brown/black flint. No bulb of percussion.
  28. F 3 W15.6 L29.4 T5.8 - Tertiary flake of grey/black flint. Low bulb of percussion with flaking scars..
  29. F 4 W36.5 L14.4 T5.7 - Tertiary flake of Stone.
  30. F 5 W26.7 L17.7 T3.7 - Tertiary flake of grey/black flint. Small bulb of percussion.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Period of reuse: NEOLITHIC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 30

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st November 2010 - Thursday 1st November 2012

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST4974
Four figure Latitude: 51.46266268
Four figure longitude: -2.73550939
1:25K map: ST4974
1:10K map: ST47SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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