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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: NLM-2BE655

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete Neolithic flint scraper. The translucent dark brown flint is largely covered with a grey and white patina. The dorsal face has a small patch of cortex and both the mesial edges and the distal end have long parallel retouch, which exposes the translucent flint under the opaque patina. The ventral face is plain and has a slight bulb of percussion. The length is 22.7mm, the width is 21.1mm and the weight is 4.37g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.7 mm
Width: 21.1 mm
Weight: 4.37 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006

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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)
Parish or ward: Barton-upon-Humber (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA0420
Four figure Latitude: 53.666145
Four figure longitude: -0.427445
1:25K map: TA0420
1:10K map: TA02SW
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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