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BURIN
Unique ID: BUC-00046E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint Upper Palaeolithic to early Neolithic possible burin, dating from 150,000 BC - 3500 BC. Translucent white colour with a grey from underneath. Sub-triangular shaped, with slight retouching on the long edges. Struck with a hard hammer, there is a prominent bulb of percussion and strongly defined ripple marks. The extent of the retouch is short with a semi abrupt angle. The flint is worn. The burin measures 38.8mm in length, 17.8mm in width, and 9.4mm in thickness. It weighs 4.19g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 150 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.8 mm
Width: 17.8 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm
Weight: 4.19 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4609
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
Parish or ward: Chepping Wycombe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU8990
Four figure Latitude: 51.60181836
Four figure longitude: -0.71635826
1:25K map: SU8990
1:10K map: SU89SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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