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KNIFE
Unique ID: NLM-A00F91
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey semi-translucent flint of good quality knife. Small narrow flake with long parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a flat rippled ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect follows or trims part of one long edge; other small chips close to the edge may be adventitious damage. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC.
Length: 25.7mm, Width: 11.3mm, Thickness: 3.7mm, Weight: 1.28gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.7 mm
Width: 11.3 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 1.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 11th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33203
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: South Ferriby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9921
Four figure Latitude: 53.67609995
Four figure longitude: -0.50277172
1:25K map: SE9921
1:10K map: SE92SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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