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BORER

Unique ID: PUBLIC-31041A

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Neolithic/Bronze Age flint borer made from dark brown flint.

The flint is roughly rectangular with a pointed corner section. Ripples travel away from the point of the piece. Two sections of the ventral surface are loose and can lose some flakes if forced. The ventral surface is almost flat with a short, scaled and semi-abrupt retouch.

The distal surface is covered in cortex and slightly bulges outwards.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.79 mm
Height: 8.11 mm
Width: 19.15 mm
Weight: 6.31 g

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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: CAISTOR AREA

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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