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POINT
Unique ID: NLM-ADD851
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Awaiting validation 
Pale grey flint possible point. Possible Mousterian point. A sub-triangular flake with broad flakes struck from the dorsal side and with a bulbar ventral surface; despite its suspected manufacture by the Levallois technique the flake is of a thin lentoid or oval section. Thick white patina has developed over all surfaces. Suggested date: Middle Palaeolithic, 150,000-40,000 BC.
Length: 83.9mm, Width: 50.3mm, Thickness: 11.5mm, Weight: 40.59gms
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: PALAEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 150000 BC
Date to: Circa 40000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th March 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM31758
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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