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DEBITAGE
Unique ID: NLM-0C0C19
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Flint debitage. Two small flakes with long narrow parallel flakes struck from their dorsal sides and with slightly rippled ventral surfaces. A dense creamy patina suggests they have subsequently endured long exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC
Combined Weight: 1.63gms
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: 2
Weight: 1.63 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42863
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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