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CORE
Unique ID: WILT-C5E5FC
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A possible flint core of probable late Neolithic or early Bronze Age date (c. 4000 - 1601BC). The core is broadly cylindrical in shape and exhibits two striking platforms. It appears to have been possibly used to manufacture flakes. The core retains about 2% of the cortex across it's surface. The flint is a mottled light grey and measures 47.83mm in length, 30.45mm in width and weights 39.58mmg.
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: 47.83 mm
Width: 30.45 mm
Weight: 39.58 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4751
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Waverley (District)
Parish or ward: Milford (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU9341
Four figure Latitude: 51.1607018
Four figure longitude: -0.67143379
1:25K map: SU9341
1:10K map: SU94SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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