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AWL
Unique ID: NARC-054EAD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete flint Awl of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (9,000-2,100 BC). The object is sub-rectangular in plan and concavo-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars and corresponding arrises. The proximal end has been blunted while the distal end tapers to a pointed spur. The left hand edge has some semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is slightly concave.
The flint is orange/brown in colour with cream inclusions. There is no retained cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake.
Length: 28.87mm, Width: 23.50mm, Thickness: 4.44mm, Weight: 5.3g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.87 mm
Width: 23.5 mm
Thickness: 4.44 mm
Weight: 5.3 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Overstone (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7965
Four figure Latitude: 52.27748139
Four figure longitude: -0.8435067
1:25K map: SP7965
1:10K map: SP76NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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