LIN-A60A11: Neolithic or Bronze Age flint scraper

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: LIN-A60A11

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Neolithic or Bronze Age flint scraper. It is sub-triangular in plan and has a damaged striking platform at the top. No cortex survives. The scraper has covering, scaled, abrupt retouch at the distal end. The flint is dark brown.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 8 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: South Clifton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8370
Four figure Latitude: 53.22057839
Four figure longitude: -0.7583537
1:25K map: SK8370
1:10K map: SK87SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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