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CORE
Unique ID: NLM-235F71
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Nodule of dark flint of good quality with all-around relict cortex. Core. Two sides bear three rough and damaged flake removal scars, possibly merely intended to chip away cortex, while the third shows five parallel flake removal scars of altogether more controlled hard hammer working. The latter in particular suggest an Early Neolithic date. Suggested date: Early Neolithic, 4000-3500 BC.
Length: 47.8mm, Width: 40.7mm, Thickness: 26.9mm, Weight: 60.99gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.8 mm
Width: 40.7 mm
Thickness: 26.9 mm
Weight: 60.99 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th October 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM23779a
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: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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