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Unique ID: DUR-5AFDAD
Object type certainty: Certain
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A group of five flint Micro-Burins of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are all sub-rectangular in plan and concavo-convex in section. All taper to a point with a projecting spur along the distal edge. All have a minor amount of rough retouch along at least one edge. All lithics are tertiary flakes.
The flint ranges in colour from dark to light grey.
Class: Micro Burin
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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
Quantity: 5
Length: 14.39 mm
Width: 13.96 mm
Thickness: 2.57 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
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Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: NZ0851
Four figure Latitude: 54.85373529
Four figure longitude: -1.8769215
1:25K map: NZ0851
1:10K map: NZ05SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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