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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: SF-A4B908
Object type certainty: Certain
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An unpatinated struck flint flake or blade of later Prehistoric date. It is struck from a mottled pale brown flint with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion. The dorsal face has parallel flake scars and limited short, semi-abrupt and scaled retouch. One edge has a small retouched notch with semi-abrut and scaled retouch. The entire object measures 18.65mm in length, 17.47mm in width, 5.03mm in thickness, and 1.40g in weight. It is of later Prehistoric date, c.4000-800 BC.
Class: Flake
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: 1
Length: 18.65 mm
Width: 17.47 mm
Thickness: 5.03 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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