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FLAKE
Unique ID: WILT-FC3354
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flint flake, possibly a blade, of Neolithic or Early Bronze Age period dating to 3500-800 BC. The flake is elongated shape and exhibits two negative flake scars on the dorsal surface, separated by a central rib. It has been struck from a secondary flake and retains about 5% of the original cortex. The striking platform is broadly triangular shape and on the ventral face is a lower bulb of percussion, indicative of soft hammer working. On the mesals are some traces of short, scaled and semi-abrupt retouch.
The flake is semi-translucent mottlet grey with off-white inclusions. The flake measures 48.21mm in length, 29.25mm in width, 9.43mm in thick and weighs12.03g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48.21 mm
Width: 29.25 mm
Thickness: 9.43 mm
Weight: 12.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd April 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4913 307
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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