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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-FC7FDA
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint with cortex possible scraper. Flake with cortex removed by crude hard hammer working and with subsequent battering of its curved edge. The ventral side bears the scars of several impacts, possibly all fortuitous. Suggested date: Bronze Age, 2350-800 BC.
Length: 39.8mm, Width: 31.4mm, Thickness: 14mm, Weight: 16.48gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.8 mm
Width: 31.4 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight: 16.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM27575a
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: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Brookenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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