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BLADE
Unique ID: HESH-24074D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A possible Levalloisian core flake / blade of most probable Neolithic date. The blade is rectangular in plan with a lenticular cross-section. The lower edge is broken - most probably in antiquity as the whole flint has the same mid-grey coloured milky surface patina. The flaking appears intentionally to have shaped the flint while still on the original core, creating a distinctive 'tortoise shell' flaking, typical of Levallois flint technology. The ventral face shows a prominent bulb of percussion indicating probable use of a hard hammer, likewise the striking platform is well prepared and perpendicular to the direction of the removal. The dorsal face has had flakes removed in multiple directions and theer is no evidence of retouch or reworking. The flint is opaque and mid-grey with a mid-gloss patina but is now covered in a smooth off-white recortification. This technique of knapping was used in both the Middle Palaeolithic (250000 BC to 60000 BC) as well as the Neolithic (4000-2500 BC). It is most likely to be from the later (Neolithic) date
The Blade fragment measures: Length: 62.26mm, Width: 59.31mm, Thickness: 14.37mm, Weight: 42.3 grams
Class:
Levallois
Sub class: Large Style
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 62.26 mm
Width: 59.31 mm
Thickness: 14.37 mm
Weight: 42.3 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Eardisland (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO4258
Four figure Latitude: 52.2171443
Four figure longitude: -2.85037379
1:25K map: SO4258
1:10K map: SO45NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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