Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-3C2627
Object type certainty: Certain
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Five complete flint thumbnail scrapers of Neolithic date (3500-2100 BC). The ventral surfaces of four are invasively flaked with three retaining some cortex. Three of the scrapers have retouch to the left right and distal edges, the remaining two scrapers have retouch to left and right or left and distal edges respectively. The dorsal surfaces of four of the scrapers are concave with one plano, all are smooth with the exception of minor flake removal as a continuation of the retouch.
The flints colours range from red through to brown, grey and cream.
Range of Lengths: 36.69-22.50mm
Range of Thickness: 13.91-6.23mm
Range of Widths: 46.78-22.64mm
Range of Weights: 29.95-2.56g
Class: Thumbnail Scraper
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Quantity: 5
Length: 36.69 mm
Width: 46.78 mm
Thickness: 13.91 mm
Weight: 29.95 g
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Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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