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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: LIN-BF0965

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Scraper from mottled grey and cream coloured flint. The lithic has retouch around approximately 60 percent of the edge. The proximal end of the lithic retains some of its cortex. Next to the cortex is a small rough area that appears to have been formed though frost shattering.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3000 BC
Date to: Circa 2000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Billingborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0933
Four figure Latitude: 52.883425
Four figure longitude: -0.381603
1:25K map: TF0933
1:10K map: TF03SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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