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BACKED BLADE
Unique ID: DOR-83F002
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A large, incomplete flint backed blade. A tertiary flake of mottled light grey flint with off-white patches. The surface is matt. The blade has been snapped at the proximal end.There are waves of percussion visible on the ventral face. There are three parallel flaking scars dorsally. The blade has a trapeziodal cross section. The distal end has been broken off. There is semi-abrupt retouch along both long sides, one side wroked from the ventral face and the other worked from the dorsal.
Date:Neolithic c. 3500 - 2100 BC
Dimensions: 54 mm x 22 mm x 6.5 mm
Weight: 11 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 017049
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Gussage All Saints (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU0010
Four figure Latitude: 50.8894854
Four figure longitude: -2.00137029
1:25K map: SU0010
1:10K map: SU01SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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