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BURNT FLINT

Unique ID: NLM-364891

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Pale grey fire-cracked flint. A small chunk of flint crazed overall by intense heat. It is uncertain whether any of the surfaces may have been deliberately struck before this. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Mesolithic to Neolithic, 7000-2350 BC.

Length: 31.5mm, Width: 26.1mm, Thickness: 16.6mm, Weight: 11.43gms

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.5 mm
Width: 26.1 mm
Thickness: 16.6 mm
Weight: 11.43 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 5th January 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM38141

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Waddington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK9766
Four figure Latitude: 53.18226655
Four figure longitude: -0.54995541
1:25K map: SK9766
1:10K map: SK96NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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

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