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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: OXON-9233CC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A damaged flint bladelet of later prehistoric date (Mesolithic to Neolithic date, c.10,000 - 2,400 BC). The flake has been made from a secondary striking of a mottled light grey flint using hard hammer percussion. The bulb and platform are absent and there is a small hinge fracture to the distal end. A previous bladelet removal is visible on the dorsal side. There is modern damage to both laterals.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 2400 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.1 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 5.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th May 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OXPAS2018.436
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Long Wittenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5393
Four figure Latitude: 51.63332132
Four figure longitude: -1.23562923
1:25K map: SU5393
1:10K map: SU59SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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