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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: DUR-73A755
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete flint worked flake of Mesolithic date (9000-3450BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan and plano in section. The dorsal surface contains multiple negative scars. All edges contain some semi abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is predominantly smooth with one negative scar containing some shallow ripples of percussion. The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake.
The flint is a cream in colour with dark inclusions.
Dimensions: Length - 16.44mm, Width- 12.36mm, Thickness- 2.29mm, Weight- 0.6g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
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
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.44 mm
Width: 12.36 mm
Thickness: 2.29 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
District: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Shotley Low Quarter (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
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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