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WHETSTONE
Unique ID: NLM-71316D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Fine-grained stone whetstone fragment; uncleaned, so material remains uncertain. One end of a rectangular section hone with all four sides dished by wear, in two opposed faces very heavily so. One proximal corner is rubbed or worn, broken across the other end. The improvised use of sharpening stones is especially typical of the Roman and Early Medieval periods; the former dating may be suggested here by accompanying finds. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410
Length: 37.9mm, Width: 29.1mm, Thickness: 21.6mm, Weight: 34.07gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.9 mm
Width: 29.1 mm
Thickness: 21.6 mm
Weight: 34.07 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th February 2022
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM49433
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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