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BORER
Unique ID: NLM-7CB9B5
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Pale grey flint possible borer. Triangular flake with invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect, and with a bulb on its undulating ventral surface. The appearance of serrated edges may arise from fortuitous edge-on impacts, but the form appears to be deliberately tapered towards a point [now lost] Creamy patina suggests a period of exposure to a calcareous environment, while orange spots - more frequent than on the accompanying material - may suggest it subsequently became incorporated in gravel. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC.
Length: 28.1mm, Width: 27.3mm, Thickness: 6.1mm, Weight: 4.20gms
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: 28.1 mm
Width: 27.3 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 4.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40915
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
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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