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Unique ID: DOR-9636BC
Object type certainty: Certain
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A secondary waste flint blade flake produced during the process of lithic reduction. The flake is sub-triangular with a small amount of cortex remaining across the proximal end.The flint is semi-translucent and mid-brown with a mid-gloss patina. The dorsal face shows removal scars of long parallel blade flakes. The ventral face also has blade removal scars, there is no apparent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer.
Date: Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1600 BC.
Dimensions: 41.16mm x 17.1mm x 5.2mm.
Weight: 5.55g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.16 mm
Width: 17.1 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 5.55 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Sunday 31st January 2016
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Other reference: SCMS-019442/6
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SY8392
Four figure Latitude: 50.72736768
Four figure longitude: -2.24221912
1:25K map: SY8392
1:10K map: SY82SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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