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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: NLM-80BBE0
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Flint possible debitage. Two small struck flints, both with broad and narrow parallel flakes struck from their dorsal sides; the larger has long parallel flakes struck from its ventral side; the smaller has a flat irregular ventral surface, probably weathered. Both bear a dense creamy patina suggesting they have endured long exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC
Combined Weight: 17.69gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Weight: 17.69 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th August 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM43156
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: North Ferriby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0125
Four figure Latitude: 53.71165743
Four figure longitude: -0.47120496
1:25K map: TA0125
1:10K map: TA02NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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