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TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: NLM-E9CBCA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Pale grey semi-translucent flint of good quality, transverse arrowhead. Triangular flake with broad parallel flakes removed from the dorsal side followed by angled retouch towards the cutting edge and short abrupt retouch along the sides, all executed from the dorsal aspect. Suggested date: Late Neolithic, 2500-2350 BC.
Length: 25.6mm, Width: 21.1mm, Thickness: 4.5mm, Weight: 2.33gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.6 mm
Width: 21.1 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 2.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM28955
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: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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