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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: SWYOR-5A5579

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A flint scraper of probable Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flake of grey flint. It is oval in plan and trapezoidal in section. There is short, sporadic, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch on the distal end. It is 19.6mm long, 25.23mm wide and 8.4mm thick. 3.62g.

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 2200 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.6 mm
Width: 25.23 mm
Thickness: 8.4 mm
Weight: 3.62 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 26th August 2014 - Tuesday 26th August 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2360

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Ripponden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD9816
Four figure Latitude: 53.64051031
Four figure longitude: -2.03172505
1:25K map: SD9816
1:10K map: SD91NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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