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AWL
Unique ID: NARC-A345ED
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Awl/Scraper of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan and plano-concave in section. The dorsal surface is flat with four predominant negative scars. The proximal ends are blunted with a small pointed projection situated along the distal right hand edge. The left and right hand edges have fine semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is slightly concave with a small bulb of percussion situated at the distal end with a shallow negative scar situated on the bulb. There are shallow ripples of percussion emanating from the bulb of percussion. There is some minor irregular flaking along the left hand edge.
The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake.
The flint is brown in colour with dark grey inclusions throughout.
Length: 26.24mm, Width: 14.89mm, Thickness: 2.91mm, Weight: 1.6g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 3450 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.24 mm
Width: 14.89 mm
Thickness: 2.91 mm
Weight: 1.6 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: Wellingborough (District)
Parish or ward: Irchester (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9267
Four figure Latitude: 52.29343792
Four figure longitude: -0.6524717
1:25K map: SP9267
1:10K map: SP96NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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