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PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Unique ID: NLM-22815B
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Dark grey flint with cortex plano-convex knife. A thick flake with unidirectional covering angled scalar retouch across its dorsal side, and with a bulb at one end of the ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the longest edge. Recent damage has removed limited parts of the ventral surface at either end. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 46mm, Width: 25.9mm, Thickness: 11.8mm, Weight: 16.79gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46 mm
Width: 25.9 mm
Thickness: 11.8 mm
Weight: 16.79 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th June 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39537
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: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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