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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: DUR-3BB949
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A group of 8 flint flakes of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are either sub-rectangular or sub-triangular in plan and concaveo-convex in section. All of the lithics retain some cortex (mostly on the ventral surfaces) and are therefore secondary flakes.
The flakes are dark grey in colour. The cortex is grey in colour.
Dimensions: No. 1: Length- 25.17mm, Width- 21.52mm, Thickness- 8.91mm, Weight- 5.6g
No. 2: Length- 23.38mm, Width- 16.29mm, Thickness- 11.59mm, Weight- 4.5g
No. 3: Length- 26.20mm, Width- 19.74mm, Thickness- 10.66mm, Weight- 4.4g
No. 4: Length- 25.94mm, Width- 14.33mm, Thickness- 6.83mm, Weight- 2.3g
No. 5: Length- 22.08mm, Width- 17.93mm, Thickness- 6.36mm, Weight- 2.0g
No. 6: Length- 19.28mm, Width- 17.50mm, Thickness- 5.78mm, Weight- 1.6g
No. 7: Length- 23.24mm, Width- 12.82mm, Thickness- 5.43mm, Weight- 1.2g
No. 8: Length- 22.58mm, Width- 11.92mm, Thickness- 9.19mm, Weight- 2.1g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 3450 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 8
Length: 25.17 mm
Width: 21.52 mm
Thickness: 8.91 mm
Weight: 5.6 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Gateshead (Metropolitan District)
District: Gateshead (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Blaydon (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ1762
Four figure Latitude: 54.95236088
Four figure longitude: -1.73609712
1:25K map: NZ1762
1:10K map: NZ16SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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