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BORER
Unique ID: NMS-6BF17C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
4 hard hammer struck sub-triangular piercers or borers, one primary, three secondary, one of mid-grey flint and the rest dark grey to black, all are unpatinated. The constrictions are slightly modified by steep retouch or use wear. Largest: 56 x 32.5 x 10 mm. Smallest: 47 x 29 x 16 mm. 54 g in total.
Note: Borers are central to this image, part of a large collection of finds from this field in this batch, see other records from this finder and other ref (IND01112017JG) for full IDs.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 701 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
Weight: 54 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th February 2017 - Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 62136
Other reference: IND01112017JG
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Quidenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM0589
Four figure Latitude: 52.46045178
Four figure longitude: 1.01603307
1:25K map: TM0589
1:10K map: TM08NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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