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FLAKE
Unique ID: SF-4A4EC3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete struck tertiary flint flake, probably of Neolithic or Bronze Age date (c. 4000-750 BC). The flake is broadly sub-rectangular in form and has been struck from a nodule of dark brownish black flint, and is completely unpatinated. Most of the platform has splintered away, while the flake itself seems to have broken on detachment. There are two dorsal arrises on the upper surface of the flake, while the prominent bulb on the ventral side hints at hard hammer percussion. Edge damage is visible down both edges. It measures 44.86mm long down its percussion axis, 29.05mm wide at its widest point, and 6.84mm thick at its midpoint. It weighs 13.40 grammes.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 750 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.86 mm
Width: 29.05 mm
Thickness: 6.84 mm
Weight: 13.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th November 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Hockwold cum Wilton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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