Record ID: NCL-292DB2 - NEOLITHIC thumb nail scraper

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THUMB NAIL SCRAPER

Unique ID: NCL-292DB2

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Neolithic thumbnail scraper

A knapped flint thumbnail scraper of Neolithic date.

The scraper is semi-circular in plan and triangular in section. The scraper was shaped with percussive strikes and the edge formed by pressure-flaking.

The flint is brown in colour with some large mineral inclusions.

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Dimensions and weight

Length: 22.2 mm
Width: 23.91 mm
Thickness: 9.62 mm
Weight: 5.1 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: North East
County: Northumberland
District: Castle Morpeth
Parish: Ulgham

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NZ2492
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: Saturday 1st August 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]

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