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COMBINATION TOOL
Unique ID: NMS-80BDE3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Neolithic hard hammer struck tertiary combination tool, steeply retouched from a flake with the bulb removed by bifacial retouch to form a notch, and a smaller notch on one edge towards the distal end. The other edge has irregular steep retouch and is use worn. 59 x 35 x 11 mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2351 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 59 mm
Width: 35 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 19th April 2016 - Monday 16th May 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 61337
Other reference: NMD052016
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Whissonsett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF9123
Four figure Latitude: 52.77080436
Four figure longitude: 0.82987262
1:25K map: TF9123
1:10K map: TF92SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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