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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SUSS-DE9020
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A coarse worked flint object, probably fashioned from a natural break to form a crude scraper. It is likely that this scraper dates to the Bronze Age, or perhaps later, due to the quality of the knapping and size. The angle of retouch on the distal end is nearly abrupt, at an approximately 80-degree angle. One large ripple of percussion is visible on the dorsal face and a portion of the bulb remains on the ventral side. It is unclear whether a small point of the platform remains or whether this object was originally produced by a natural percussive force and then subsequently retouched. The material of the flint is very coarse, with an even and thick white patina covered with small black speckling and a grey patina on the retouched edge. It measures 46.25 mm long, 39.33 mm wide, 11.91 mm thick and weighs 29.55 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.25 mm
Width: 39.33 mm
Thickness: 11.91 mm
Weight: 29.55 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd December 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: Horsham (District)
Parish or ward: Storrington and Sullington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0712
Four figure Latitude: 50.897576
Four figure longitude: -0.479849
1:25K map: TQ0712
1:10K map: TQ01SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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