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BACKED BLADE
Unique ID: NLM-60485E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Flint possible backed blade fragment. A thin flake with broad parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with very slightly concave ventral surface. A straight flat surface opposite the curved putative cutting edge may have permitted pressure to be brought to bear on it. Dense creamy patina suggests it has endured prolonged exposure to a calcareous environment after its deposition. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC.
Length: 33.1mm, Width: 21.5mm, Thickness: 5.1mm, Weight: 3.59gms
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: 33.1 mm
Width: 21.5 mm
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 3.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39799
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Low Burnham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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