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WHETSTONE
Unique ID: NLM-D7B7D0
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Fine-grained Sandstone possible whetstone fragment, as kindly identified by the finder. A fragment from the tapering end of a cobble whose sub-triangular section may initially have been defined by natural erosion by wind-blown sand or water. These smooth faces, however, appear to have been further smoothed by use as a sharpening stone, resulting in the formation of a shallow concavity or dishing on one of the sides. The improvised use of erratic pebbles as sharpening stones was common from later Prehistory, through the Roman period, and into the Early Medieval period. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Early Medieval, 43-850
Length: 48mm, Width: 29mm, Thickness: 33.5mm, Weight: 51.85gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48 mm
Width: 29 mm
Thickness: 33.5 mm
Weight: 51.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th October 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM48836
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Laceby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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