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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: NLM-2DB817
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Pale grey flint debitage. A small rod-like flake with long narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a slightly concave ventral surface. Light misty patina indicates it has endured a period of exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC.
Length: 30.5mm, Width: 9.3mm, Thickness: 3.6mm, Weight: 1.32gms
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: 30.5 mm
Width: 9.3 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 1.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42218
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: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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