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KNIFE
Unique ID: NLM-C3A4B8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey-buff flint with cortex spot, knife. Flake with broad flakes struck from its dorsal surface and with a rippled ventral side. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a long edge. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC.
Length: 31.2mm, Width: 33.3mm, Thickness: 8.6mm, Weight: 9.29gms
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: 31.2 mm
Width: 33.3 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm
Weight: 9.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM35082
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: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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