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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: SF-CCDD1A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete flint Neolithic retouched flake. It is a secondary flake, roughly triangular in shape. A small amount of cortex remains to either side of the dorsal face. There is a small amount of short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch to the right side of the distal end on the ventral face. The bulb of percussion is prominant and the butt is narrow. There are strong ripple lines on the dorsal face. The flint is translucent orange in colour with a shiny surface and no patination.
Length: 43.46mm, width: 38.46mm, thickness: 12.09mm, weight: 20.61g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1601 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.46 mm
Width: 38.46 mm
Thickness: 12.09 mm
Weight: 20.61 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Wickham Skeith
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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