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FABRICATOR
Unique ID: NLM-E58964
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint fabricator. Elongated oval flake of lentoid section with covering angled scalar retouch to both sides. One side bears slightly denser patina than the other, suggesting the object may have remained partially exposed for a period. Glossed overall by wear or handling. One end is lightly chipped, probably recently. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 33.01mm, Width: 15.1mm, Thickness: 6.3mm, Weight: 3.38gms.
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: 33.01 mm
Width: 15.1 mm
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 3.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29379
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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