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METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Unique ID: NLM-E063D1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead metalworking debris. A small fragment of solidified lead melt which has set on a flat surface. Patinated. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800
Length: 22.1mm, Width: 9.3mm, Thickness: 5.4mm, Weight: 4.85gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.1 mm
Width: 9.3 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 4.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th February 2022
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM49295
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Wold Newton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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