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BORER
Unique ID: NLM-5838CF
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey-buff flint with cortex possible borer. Flake with broad flakes struck from its dorsal surface and a bulb on the ventral. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal side defines a low point, with an adjacent concavity on the dorsal side affording a convenient thumb rest. The lack of patina may suggest this object was incorporated into a sealed context shortly after its deposition. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 21.2mm, Width: 22.7mm, Thickness: 7.0mm, Weight: 3.81gms.
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: 21.2 mm
Width: 22.7 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 3.81 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29650
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.
References cited
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