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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-E53A7C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint with cortex scraper. Sub-triangular plano-convex lump with a hinge fracture on one side and a prominent bulb on the other. Short abrupt retouch executed mainly from the convex aspect trims all edges save for where cortex was retained. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 25mm, Width: 30mm, Thickness: 9.4mm, Weight: 6.63gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm
Weight: 6.63 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM27549
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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