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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: CAM-DB26D4
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A pebble sized piece of flint that has probably been worked to form a scraper tool. No strike platform, pimple or bulb of percussion is visible and the 'cloudy' grey flint has impurities that would have made knapping difficult to control however retouching seems to be present along just less than half of the flint's edge. Possibly later prehistoric knapping technology. Weight is 6.68g, length is 28.55mm, width is 23.49mm and thickness is 10.69mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.55 mm
Width: 23.49 mm
Thickness: 10.69 mm
Weight: 6.68 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th January 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
To be known as: South Kesteven Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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