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KNIFE
Unique ID: NLM-E24982
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Grey buff flint of good quality, knife. Long flake with broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a flat ventral surface. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the opposed long edges. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 33.2mm, Width: 15.2mm, Thickness: 5.2mm, Weight: 3.14gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.2 mm
Width: 15.2 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 3.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33743
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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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