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BLADE
Unique ID: NMGW-71B7FC
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Prehistoric flint retouched blade
The blade is incomplete, represented by a medial fragment (with a surviving length of 25.0mm, a width of 19.6mm, a thickness of 5.0mm and a weight of 2.9g). The retouched is confined to one side and the flint in non-cortical and is unpatinated.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 19.6 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2014.173.1
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Christian Malford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST9879
Four figure Latitude: 51.50992448
Four figure longitude: -2.03021099
1:25K map: ST9879
1:10K map: ST97NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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