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CHISEL
Unique ID: NLM-09D431
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy chisel. Cast chisel with a tapered triangular blade unevenly worn, and a slightly expanded round section shaft of diameter 6.6mm. At its maximum expansion this is then squared and tapered to form a whittle tang. The finder suggests a Bronze Age date for this object. This may be apt, though a more recent date might be equally appropriate, especially if the tool were intended for work with leather or finer woodwork. Suggested date: Possibly Late Bronze Age, 1150-800 BC.
Length: 63.2mm, Width: 16.1mm, Thickness: 6.8mm, Weight: 13.81gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 63.2 mm
Width: 16.1 mm
Thickness: 6.8 mm
Weight: 13.81 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM20134a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 0.1 metre square.
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