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BLADE
Unique ID: SF-374FFB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Mesolithic to Neolithic flint blade. It is long and narrow with three longitudinal flaking scars on the dorsal face. All surfaces are fully patinated and this extends across a break at the distal end suggesting that this occurred before deposition. There is a small semi-circular notch to the right side of the distal end, which potentially appears to be deliberate, but has removed patination suggesting that it occurred much later than the original production. There are no other signs of retouch.
Length: 72.55mm, width: 22.77mm, thickness: 5.15mm, weight: 10.59g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 2551 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 72.55 mm
Width: 22.77 mm
Thickness: 5.15 mm
Weight: 10.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd April 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Girton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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