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DEBITAGE

Unique ID: BERK-021E5B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A General prehistoric piece of flint debitage comprising a long blade-like flake with hinge fracture at base, damage to proximal end. A tiny bit of platform survives.

Notes:

Oxfordshire & West Berkshire PAS Record Sheet No: P562

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 46.6 mm
Width: 18.9 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm
Weight: 7.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th September 2017

Rally details.

This object was found at Detectival 2017

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Leafield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3015
Four figure Latitude: 51.83281208
Four figure longitude: -1.56604031
1:25K map: SP3015
1:10K map: SP31NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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