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Unique ID: DOR-96BDA7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A tertiary retouched blade flake produced during the process of blade manufacture. The flake is sub-oval with one end rounded, one end diagonally rectilinear. The flint is semi-translucent and mid-brown with a mid-gloss patina. The dorsal face shows a removal of three narrow parallel blade flakes, the left side margin and proximal end shows very fine scaled, semi-abrupt retouch indicating possible use as a knife or manufacture of a microlith, this retouch is also present on the right side margin of the ventral face and maybe a result of abrasion during use. The ventral face shows a small, low bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a soft hammer
Date: Late Mesolithic - 6500 BC to 4000 BC.
Dimensions: 33.40mm x 17.86mm x 3.92mm.
Weight: 2.78g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.4 mm
Width: 17.86 mm
Thickness: 3.92 mm
Weight: 2.78 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Sunday 31st January 2016
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Other reference: SCMS-019442/10
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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