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CORE
Unique ID: NLM-E30284
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint core. A small chunk with broad flakes removed all around by unidirectional working from a flat striking platform. A dense white patina suggests the object has endured prolonged exposure to a calcareous environment after its deposition. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC.
Height: 26.8mm, Width: 20.8mm, Thickness: 18.4mm, Weight: 13.84gms
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
Height: 26.8 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Thickness: 18.4 mm
Weight: 13.84 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th December 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41036
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: near Barnetby le Wold
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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