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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-5D5C68
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cloudy light and dark grey flint.
Scraper. Probably Thumbnail scraper. Knapped flake detached by hard hammer working with a prominent bulb of percussion on its ventral side, with pressure flaked retouch of the dorsal side on the opposite edge. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2150-1500 BC.
Length: 28mm, Width: 25.4mm, Thickness: 8.3mm, Weight: 6.59gms.
Class: Thumbnail
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 25.4 mm
Thickness: 8.3 mm
Weight: 6.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 26th March 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM17327
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: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Burton Fleming
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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