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SERRATED IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: NLM-6F46AF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A chip of flint of uncertain tint with cortex and dense creamy patina, serrated implement, rippled on its ventral surface. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect trims cortex from both long edges. The extent of patina may suggest this object endured long exposure after its deposition. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC.
Length: 24.2mm, Width: 17.4mm, Thickness: 5.8mm, Weight: 3.13gms.
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: 1
Length: 24.2 mm
Width: 17.4 mm
Thickness: 5.8 mm
Weight: 3.13 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29633
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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