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RETOUCHED FLAKE
Unique ID: WILT-37D3C0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small flint retouched flake dating to Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2700-1600 BCBC). The flint has been struck from a secondary flake and retains about 20% of the original cortex. The dorsal face exhibits irregular, scaled scars. The striking platform is lenticular shape and the ventral face shows a low bulb of percussion indicative of soft hammer work. On one mesal edge is visible a short, scaled and semi-abrupt retouch. It is possible to identify this retouched flake as a thumb-nail scraper.
The flint is a translucent light-grey. It measures 19.91mm in length, 13.83mm in width, 3.47mm in thick and weighs 1.57g.
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 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.91 mm
Width: 13.83 mm
Thickness: 3.47 mm
Weight: 1.57 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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