SWYOR-3C5157: Late Neolithic thumb nail scraper

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THUMB NAIL SCRAPER

Unique ID: SWYOR-3C5157

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A flint thumb nail scraper which dates from the later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age period. The scraper is formed on what seems to be a primary flake, with cortex covering the dorsal face. There is semi-invasive, semi-abrupt retouch on the distal end and sides. It is 16.5mm long, 19.5mm wide and 4.5mm thick. It is very patinated and the ventral face is white in colour.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.5 mm
Width: 19.5 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 1.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd May 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
District: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hooton Levitt (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5290
Four figure Latitude: 53.404267
Four figure longitude: -1.219313
1:25K map: SK5290
1:10K map: SK59SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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