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PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Unique ID: NLM459
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Published 
Light coloured, very washed out. Plano-convex.
Notes:
Checked by MF following Sophie Catley. Identification changed from 'Lithic implement' to 'Plano-convex knife - possibly'; dating changed from 'Bronze Age 2500-700 BC' to 'Bronze Age - early - 2350-1600 BC'; drawing ref. added.
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 2350 BC
Date to: 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.5 mm
Width: 11.4 mm
Weight: 2.45 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 20th January 1998
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLPS0508 nlm00508
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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