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RETOUCHED FLAKE
Unique ID: SWYOR-2F5703
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint retouched blade of probable Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is a secondary blade of translucent brown flint with cortex survivingon the distal dorsal face. It is sub-rectangular in plan, with an oblique distal end, and has a double dorsal ridge. There are small areas of short, semi-abrupt, parallel retouch ont eh left side from the ventral face, one near the proximal end and more near the distal end. It is 42.2mm long, 20.6mm wide and 2.9mm thick. 3.49g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.2 mm
Width: 20.6 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 3.49 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Sunday 24th April 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2884
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)
Parish or ward: Scotter (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8900
Four figure Latitude: 53.48919416
Four figure longitude: -0.66008856
1:25K map: SE8900
1:10K map: SE80SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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