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DENTICULATE
Unique ID: NLM-5C84C7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Pale grey flint with cortex denticulate implement. Flake with a single flake removed from its dorsal side and a prominent bulb on the ventral. Short abrupt retouch along the edge of the struck portion, executed from the dorsal aspect , forms a short serrated blade. Suggested date: Late Bronze Age, 1000-800 BC.
Length: 18.9mm, Width: 22.1mm, Thickness: 8.3mm, Weight: 6.86gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.9 mm
Width: 22.1 mm
Thickness: 8.3 mm
Weight: 6.86 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM27195a
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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