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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SUSS-D1EF76
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A probably Mesolithic flint blade with end scraper (c. 8300-3500 BC). Retouch on its distal end from the dorsal face is semi-abrupt. On the ventral surface, its platform and bulb of percussion are missing, but some large conchoidal ripples are present. Deliberately blunted proximal end to facilitate handling. Measures: 52.4 mm long, 29.6 mm wide, 7.6 mm thick and weighs 12.99 grams
Class: End
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 52.4 mm
Width: 29.6 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm
Weight: 12.99 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 11th February 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Yapton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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