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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: NLM-5956C1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint, some with cortex, debitage. Seven struck flakes, most with parallel flakes trimmed from their dorsal sides and most with bulbs and ripples on their ventral sides. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC. Combined Weight: 23.75gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 7
Weight: 23.75 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29608
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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