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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: NLM-7C954D
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Flint debitage. Four small flakes with broad flakes struck from their dorsal sides. One is a naturally formed pot lid flake; the largest has a near-flat ventral surface, and two have slightly concave ventral surfaces. Varying degrees of white or creamy patina indicates their exposure to a calcareous environment, probably to differing degrees. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC
Combined Weight: 18.04gms
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: 4
Weight: 18.04 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40911
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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