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BURNT FLINT
Unique ID: NLM-0C21E8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Burnt flint debitage. A small chunk with broad parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side, and with an irregular ventral surface. The object has accumulated a dense creamy patina from exposure to a calcareous environment, and has then been crazed throughout by heating. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC
Length: 29.5mm, Width: 24.7mm, Thickness: 10.7mm, Weight: 9.32gms
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
Length: 29.5 mm
Width: 24.7 mm
Thickness: 10.7 mm
Weight: 9.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42865
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Fragment
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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