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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SUR-110F15
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A triangular end scraper of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, made from a secondary flake of dark brown flint. The distal end is straight and covered with short sub parallel abrupt and semi abrupt retouch. A large patch of cortex is retained on half of the dorsal surface. The proximal end is narrow with a small striking platform and bulbar scar.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3000 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54.1 mm
Width: 38.8 mm
Thickness: 10.6 mm
Weight: 20.61 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 30th April 2022
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: RK0164: PUT0077
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Wandsworth (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Thamesfield (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ2475
Four figure Latitude: 51.46040223
Four figure longitude: -0.21650964
1:25K map: TQ2475
1:10K map: TQ27NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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