NLM-111463: Mesolithic to Neolithic Horseshoe Scraper

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: NLM-111463

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Mesolithic to Neolithic Horseshoe scraper. The semi-circular off white opaque flint flake has retouch on the distal end and on both the left and right edges. The ventral face is plain. The length is 20.3mm, the width is 24.7mm, the thickness is 9.4mm and the weight is 4.76g.

Class: Horseshoe

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.3 mm
Width: 24.7 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm
Weight: 4.76 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1976

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM11349

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: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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