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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: WAW-27F533
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Primary flakes (x2), probably Neolithic to early Bronze Age:
1.The dorsal side still retains cortex and has scars knapped from the proximal and distal surface. The ventral side has a prominent bulb of percussion, bulbar scars and conchoidal ripples. The flake is knapped from flint.
The flake is 45.71mm long, 39.29mm wide, 13.03mm thick, and 24.07 grams.
2.The dorsal side still retains a small patch of cortex otherwise there are the remains of two heavily patinated scars. On one lateral convex edge there is re-touch from the dorsal surface. This re-touch cuts through the patination. The ventral surface has a prominent bulb of percussion, striking platform, and slight traces of conchoidal ripples. The flake is knapped from flint.
The flake is 65.74mm long, 31.85mm wide, 14.58mm thick, and 26.49 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1601 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th January 2016 - Thursday 14th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Leigh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO7853
Four figure Latitude: 52.1748145
Four figure longitude: -2.32312624
1:25K map: SO7853
1:10K map: SO75SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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