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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SWYOR-6EE960
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A flint scraper of probable neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. The flint is patinated to opaque light grey and is mottled. The secondary flake has cortex on the striking platform. It is sub-oval with the striking platform forming one long edge. There is short, semi-abrupt, sub-parallel retouch on the distal end from the dorsal face. It is 37.2mm long, 60.4mm wide and 11.7mm thick. 29.17g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.2 mm
Width: 60.4 mm
Thickness: 11.7 mm
Weight: 29.17 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 31st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2345
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: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Heptonstall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD9331
Four figure Latitude: 53.77528734
Four figure longitude: -2.10769538
1:25K map: SD9331
1:10K map: SD93SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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