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WHETSTONE
Unique ID: NLM-6D2E8B
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Ferruginous limestone probable whetstone fragment. Stone shaped like an oversized finger with one markedly smoothed broad surface which is lightly dished by wear and lightly scored by diagonal and transverse grooves suggestive of the sharpening of pointed pins or needles. Limited patches of wear have also partially smoothed the opposite face. Broken raggedly at its wider end. The use of a relatively local stone is likely, which is characteristic of hones of the Later Iron Age to Early Medieval periods. Accompanying material tends to point to the later part of this date-range. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 700-850.
Length: 86mm, Width: 30.9mm, Thickness: 23.4mm, Weight: 95.30gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 86 mm
Width: 30.9 mm
Thickness: 23.4 mm
Weight: 95.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th May 2016
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Martin Foreman
Identified by: Mr Martin Foreman
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM32503
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Incomplete
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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