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THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Unique ID: NCL-526EC5
Object type certainty: Certain
A flint scraper of the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age.
The scraper is sub-circular in plan and D-shaped in section. The rounded edge was formed with pressure flaking from a large knapped flake.
The flint is a honey-coloured brown.
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Dimensions and weight
Length: 26.89 mm
Width: 24.53 mm
Thickness: 8.77 mm
Weight: 6.7 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Richmondshire
Parish: Cliffe
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NZ2115
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th August 2008
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins
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Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Monday 8th September 2008
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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