NLM-968243: Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Thumbnail Scraper

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: NLM-968243

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age thumbnail scraper. The flint is covered with a blue and white mottled opaque patina and the dorsal face has a large patch of cortex, covering half the face. From the left to right mesial edges, along the distal end is invasive scaled retouch. The ventral face has a large flake removed down the centre, which covers the entire length of the flake. The length is 21.8mm, the width is 20.0mm, the thickness is 8.2mm and the weight is 3.93g.

Class: Thumbnail

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: 2500 BC
Date to: 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.8 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 8.2 mm
Weight: 3.93 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM12485

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winterton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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