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FABRICATOR
Unique ID: NLM-7D0837
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Blue grey flint, possibly collected from the East Coast, fabricator, as kindly identified by the finder. Curved implement of irregular trapezoid section with broad flakes removed from the dorsal side and a concave wavy face on the ventral. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 72.2mm, Width: 15.4mm, Thickness: 11.5mm, Weight: 21.94gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 72.2 mm
Width: 15.4 mm
Thickness: 11.5 mm
Weight: 21.94 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29313
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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