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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: NLM-D5F932
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Flint with cortex debitage. A small flake with broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a bulb on its ventral surface. Dense creamy patina on all struck surfaces suggests this has endured prolonged exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC.
Length: 25.4mm, Width: 15.5mm, Thickness: 7.1mm, Weight: 2.04gms
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: 25.4 mm
Width: 15.5 mm
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 2.04 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 18th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38701
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: 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
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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