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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: DENO-A0A6CD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Flint working debitage of the Neolithic to Bronze Age period, dating from c. 3000 - c. 1600 BC.
The implement is broadly ovate in plan with a tapering D-shaped section. The ventral surface is smooth retaining the original striking platform with bulb of percussion visible, along with conchoidal fractures (ripple marks) on the surface. The dorsal surface displays multiple flake scars of varying sizes and angles, one rectangular flake on the right and flakes removed from the proximal end. Evidence of scaled retouch on the right and proximal end of the flint.
The flint measures 32.7 mm in length and is 24.5 mm wide. It has a maximum thickness of 5.8 mm and weighs 3.9 g.
The flint is a light to mid brown in colour with little patination. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. Other similar examples of this type of object have been recorded on the database, including YORYM-610F33.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3000 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.7 mm
Width: 24.5 mm
Thickness: 5.8 mm
Weight: 3.9 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8096
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Kelham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7656
Four figure Latitude: 53.09580392
Four figure longitude: -0.86648899
1:25K map: SK7656
1:10K map: SK75NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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