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THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Unique ID: NMGW-6E9D64
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PREHISTORIC
Period from: PREHISTORIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.1 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2002
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Usk (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO3800
Four figure Latitude: 51.695309
Four figure longitude: -2.898429
1:25K map: SO3800
1:10K map: SO30SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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