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NCL-292DB2: Neolithic thumbnail scraper

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THUMB NAIL SCRAPER

Unique ID: NCL-292DB2

Object type certainty: Certain
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A knapped flint thumbnail scraper of Neolithic date. The scraper is semi-circular in plan and triangular in section. The scraper was shaped with percussive strikes and the edge formed by pressure-flaking. The flint is brown in colour with some large mineral inclusions.

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.2 mm
Width: 23.91 mm
Thickness: 9.62 mm
Weight: 5.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2009

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
District: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ulgham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ2492
Four figure Latitude: 55.22165
Four figure longitude: -1.624286
1:25K map: NZ2492
1:10K map: NZ29SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NCL
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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