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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: NLM-249583

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

White patinated flint. Thumbnail scraper. Sub-circular flake with broad flake removal scars on its dorsal aspect with abrupt hard hammer retouch executed from the same side. A large striking platform occurs at one end. Patina overall over all worked faces. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2300-1600 BC.

Length: 43.8mm, Width: 40.4mm, Thickness: 19mm, Weight: 32.88gms.

Class: Thumbnail

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 2300 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 43.8 mm
Width: 40.4 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight: 32.88 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th October 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM23802a

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Binbrook (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF2094
Four figure Latitude: 53.42914205
Four figure longitude: -0.19537552
1:25K map: TF2094
1:10K map: TF29SW
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: 10 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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