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SERRATED IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: NLM-03AB72
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint serrated implement fragment. A thin flake with broad and narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a slightly concave ventral surface. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows one long edge, producing serrations so fine they are more easily felt than observed. Misty white patina has developed over struck surfaces, suggesting the object has endured exposure to a calcareous environment after its deposition. The blade is broken, probably recently. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC.
Length: 36.0mm, Width: 21.7mm, Thickness: 4.3mm, Weight: 3.66gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 21.7 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 3.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38447
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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