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DEBITAGE

Unique ID: GLO-5A3D78

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

~~Flint debitage, this is a tertiary blade. There are two main arises on the dorsal with a stepped scar on the end, the bulb of percussion is missing from the ventral but that size of the ripples is suggestive of a soft hammer. The flint has a creamy patina with extensive grey mottling. This has a general prehistoric date

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 8500 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 1.37 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 20th February 2017

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
Parish or ward: Deerhurst (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8829
Four figure Latitude: 51.95935156
Four figure longitude: -2.17604405
1:25K map: SO8829
1:10K map: SO82NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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