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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: DUR-077E37
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Flint implement, probably a scraper, most likely Neolithic in date.
It is sub-oval in plan with a sub-oval cross section. One half of one face is covered in cortex. The flint is a grey colour with small white patches. The edge opposite the cortex edge has been worked to form a sharp edge. Flakes have been taken off much of the surface on both faces.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2300 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.53 mm
Width: 18.86 mm
Thickness: 9.54 mm
Weight: 5.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th September 2002
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Witton Gilbert Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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