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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: NLM-B6FC57

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Mottled grey flint scraper. Thumbnail scraper comprising a thick flake with hard hammer and pressure flaked working of its dorsal side, possibly with a chip lost along one edge on the ventral aspect. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2100-1500 BC.

Length: 20.0mm, Width: 20.3mm, Thickness: 9.1mm, Weight: 4.87gms.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2100 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 20.3 mm
Thickness: 9.1 mm
Weight: 4.87 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 19th March 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM22455a

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Scawby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9605
Four figure Latitude: 53.532893
Four figure longitude: -0.553093
1:25K map: SE9605
1:10K map: SE90NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: About one year ago

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