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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: IOW-EB2A57
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Palaeolithic lithic implement of uncertain date.
The implement is sub-oval in plan, broadly sub-triangular in side view and has been 'rolled'. It has been made on a large flake as there may be a striking platform at one end. The dorsal face appears to be retouched around the edge and the removals are short, sub-parallel and semi-abrupt. The ventral face is featureless.
Each face has a patina which is orange as well as buff.
This implement was found at the foot of cliffs in the inter-tidal zone following a cliff fall. It may have derived from the ancient river gravels above.
Length: 65.3mm; width: 39.0mm; thickness: 19.4mm. Weight: 57.24g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Period to: PALAEOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 65.3 mm
Width: 39 mm
Thickness: 19.4 mm
Weight: 57.24 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th August 2016 - Tuesday 9th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-16-1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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