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Unique ID: NLM-6A5DB9
Object type certainty: Probably
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Grey flint probable sickle fragment. A slightly curved fragment of biconvex section with broad flakes struck from the dorsal side and a bulbar ventral surface. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the parallel long edges. The object is broken at one end, probably recently. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC.
Length: 27.4mm, Width: 22.4mm, Thickness: 7.8mm, Weight: 5.89gms
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.4 mm
Width: 22.4 mm
Thickness: 7.8 mm
Weight: 5.89 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
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Other reference: NLM36991
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Fragment
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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