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Unique ID: SF-D6D237
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of Mesolithic to early Neolithic flintworking debitage, or possibly a late Mesolithic microlith. It is roughly triangular in shape. There are ripple lines of the ventral face suggesting that it has been struck, but there is an abrupt break across the proximal end and a spall has been removed from the left side. There appears to be a small amount of fine, short, abrupt retouch along the right edge and distal end, suggesting that this may be a microlith of later Mesolithic date or probably a snapped blade. The flint is translucent brown in colour.
Length: 18.15mm, width: 10.80mm, thickness: 4.04mm, weight: 0.69g
Class: Blade
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 3501 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.15 mm
Width: 10.8 mm
Thickness: 4.04 mm
Weight: 0.69 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2016
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Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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