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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: SOM-57DC17
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A piece of flint debitage of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 6000-3500 BC). This is a tertiary flake as it does not retain any cortex. The dorsal face has five negative flake scars from previous flake removal. The ventral face has a bulb of percussion with bulbar scar and striking platform at the proximal end, and there are conchoidal ripples radiating towards the distal end. The flake is dark brown in colour with an area of white at its distal edge. The flake measures 20.06mm in length, 20.50mm in width, 2.08mm in thickness and weighs 1.88g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6000 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.06 mm
Width: 20.5 mm
Thickness: 2.08 mm
Weight: 1.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: receipt no. 016443
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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