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FLAKE
Unique ID: WILT-B13623
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flint flake of possibly Neolithic or early Bronze Age date (c. 4000 - 1601 BC). The flint tool is a secondary flake preserving just about 10% of the cortex. The dorsal surface has two negative flake scars with a short, parallel and neat low angle retouch on the mesal. The distal end is smooth triangular shape. The striking plate is small and lenticulate with a low bulb of percussion on the ventral face.
The flake is 41.66mm in length, 25.92mm in width, 5.30mm in thick and weights 5.36g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1601 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.66 mm
Width: 25.92 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 5.36 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4673 297
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: West Tisbury (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST9129
Four figure Latitude: 51.06026629
Four figure longitude: -2.12979969
1:25K map: ST9129
1:10K map: ST92NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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