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FABRICATOR
Unique ID: HESH-331B59
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lilly Chitty Collection
A Neolithic fabricator (4,000 to 2,500 BC), dark grey in colour with some lighter patches nearer the proximal end.
This piece is sub-rectilinear in plan, tapering to a point at the distal end, and sub-triangular in section. It is the result of an overshoot termination taken from a core, with 4 main facets on the dorsal face, 2 of which run the entire length of this piece, the remaining 2 being located one above the other. The 2 sides of the proximal to medial region have signs of retouch, the one being manufactured into a scraping edge, whereas the other edge could have been utilised as a blade. The proximal end of this fabricator shows some signs of wear, however the striking point is still visible and has not been worn away, so the lifespan of this tool may not have lasted very long.
This piece weighs 10.8 grams, measuring 60.1mm in length, 16.9mm in width and 11.9mm in thickness.
| Source | Chalk Nodule |
| Colour | Grey |
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Ludlow Museum Resource Centre
Subsequent action after recording: Part of an extant museum collection
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Exactly 2500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60.1 mm
Width: 16.9 mm
Thickness: 11.9 mm
Weight: 10.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 1967
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: PRN:03551
Other reference: LFC30
Museum accession number: SHYMS: 1982/999/10.030.010
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: The Anchor
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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