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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: ESS-9924A7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Late neolithic to early bronze age knapped flint scraper. It is 'D' shaped in plan with a sub-triangular cross section. Flakes have been removed from all surfaces except for an area still covered by cortex at the distal end. There is semi-abrupt retouch along the curved edge. It is 27.62mm long, 33.40mm wide, 20.02mm thick and weighs 20.13 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: 2500 BC
Date to: 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.62 mm
Width: 33.4 mm
Thickness: 20.02 mm
Weight: 20.13 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OEF 5935
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Tendring (District)
Parish or ward: Little Oakley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM2329
Four figure Latitude: 51.914855
Four figure longitude: 1.241097
1:25K map: TM2329
1:10K map: TM22NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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