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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: NLM-0C0041
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint debitage. Three flakes with broad flakes struck from their dorsal sides and each with a bulbar ventral surface. White or creamy patina has developed over struck surfaces, suggesting the objects have subsequently endured exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC
Combined Weight: 12.55gms
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: 3
Weight: 12.55 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42862
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: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Bracebridge Heath
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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