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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: NLM-B9C91E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Dark grey flint lithic implement. Small thick flake with long parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a flat ventral surface. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows one end edge. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect also follows one adjoining long edge, producing a finely serrated cutting edge. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC.
Length: 27.1mm, Width: 15.9mm, Thickness: 7.7mm, Weight: 3.56gms
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 2350 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.1 mm
Width: 15.9 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm
Weight: 3.56 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33712
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)
To be known as: near Caistor
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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