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FLAKE

Unique ID: DOR-314853

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a Portland chert waste flake. A tertiary flake of dark grey opaque chert. The ends and margins are all damaged. There are closely spaced waves of percussion on the ventral face and several flake removal scars dorsally. No obvous further working.
ate: Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age c.9000- 1600 BC
Dimensions: 28.5 mm x 22.5 mm x 4.6mm
Weight: 3.41g

Class: Tertiary

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.5 mm
Width: 22.5 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 3.41 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th October 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Silton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST7829
Four figure Latitude: 51.05991271
Four figure longitude: -2.315298
1:25K map: ST7829
1:10K map: ST72NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: DOR
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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