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GUNFLINT
Unique ID: NLM-98F9B7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Pale grey flint gunflint. A square flint with broad flakes struck symmetrically from its dorsal side and with a flat ventral surface. Light impact damage appears on all four bevelled edges. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800
Length: 22.7mm, Width: 23.4mm, Thickness: 5.6mm, Weight: 4.83gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.7 mm
Width: 23.4 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 4.83 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th January 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41456
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)
Parish or ward: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9114
Four figure Latitude: 53.61465305
Four figure longitude: -0.62588526
1:25K map: SE9114
1:10K map: SE91SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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