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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Unique ID: LANCUM-B5D572
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Black chert scraper & burin of unusual form. Measures 35 x 19 x 9mm & weighs 8.2grammes. Dates between c6500 & c1150.
Class:
chert
Sub class: scraper burin
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 1150 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 8.2 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Pendle (District)
To be known as: Sabden Fold
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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