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KNIFE
Unique ID: LIN-3CCCF1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flint knife, probably dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. It is rectangular shaped with working on one side.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 4.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 25th April 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: near Sleaford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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