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THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Unique ID: SWYOR-E79038
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint thumb nail scraper. It is oval in plan and has a concave dorsal face. There is cortex at the proximal end. The distal end and sides are retouched with semi abrupt removals from the dorsal face. The flint is opaque and dark grey.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.05 mm
Width: 18.99 mm
Thickness: 4.84 mm
Weight: 1.75 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2012 - Wednesday 3rd October 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1993
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
District: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hooton Levitt (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5390
Four figure Latitude: 53.404168
Four figure longitude: -1.204273
1:25K map: SK5390
1:10K map: SK59SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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