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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: NLM-A73A41

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A flint scraper. The translucent brown flint is largely covered with a thin grey patina. A large proportion of the dorsal face is covered with a thick cortex. The rest of the dorsal face has been heavily worked and is broken horizontally at the distal end. The broken edge has been retouched and exposes the translucent brown flint. The ventral face is plain and has a prominent bulb of percussion. The surviving length is 29.7mm, the width is 25.3mm and the weight is 9.65g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: 2000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.7 mm
Width: 25.3 mm
Weight: 9.65 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM09519

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA0119
Four figure Latitude: 53.657748
Four figure longitude: -0.473156
1:25K map: TA0119
1:10K map: TA01NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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