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Unique ID: NMS-6797EA
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Neolithic to Bronze Age hard hammer struck thick tertiary flake of unpatinated glossy brown flint of good quality. Both lateral edges and the distal end of the flake are steeply and irregularly retouched on both ventral and dorsal faces. Possibly used as a fabricator. 67 x 32 x 13mm.
Field FLO17
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 701 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 67 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2015 - Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 60468
Other reference: SET042015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Flordon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM1897
Four figure Latitude: 52.52722888
Four figure longitude: 1.21230105
1:25K map: TM1897
1:10K map: TM19NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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