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KNIFE
Unique ID: NLM-43E970
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Grey-buff flint with cortex knife. Flake with a broad flake struck from its dorsal side and a bulb on the ventral. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved edge and continues half way along an adjacent straight side, forming a long cutting edge. Suggested date: Early Neolithic, 4000-3500 BC.
Length: 21.9mm, Width: 23.6mm, Thickness: 6mm, Weight: 3.89gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.9 mm
Width: 23.6 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 3.89 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM30594
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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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