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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: LEIC-58F249

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint scraper, dating to 4000 - 2350 BC. The scraper has been made possibly from a secondary waste flake, most of the dorsal face is covered with an area of cream/brown cortex. The flint is dark brown and has a lighter milky white patination on some of the surface. Small areas of micro-retouch can be seen along the long curved distal edge of the dorsal face.
Length: 26.85 mm
Width: 30.59 mm
Thickness: 11.37 mm
Weight: 11.28 g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.85 mm
Width: 30.59 mm
Thickness: 11.37 mm
Weight: 11.28 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: RCM 0677

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
Parish or ward: Frisby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7101
Four figure Latitude: 52.60215816
Four figure longitude: -0.95310128
1:25K map: SK7101
1:10K map: SK70SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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