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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: YORYM-8F4CF3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete flint side scraper of Neolithic date (2700-2350 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile. The dorsal surface is covered with retained cortex making this a primary flake. The proximal, distal and right hand edge have been abruptly blunted. The left hand edge contains some minor, scaled flaking and semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is slightly concave and smooth with shallow ripples of percussion emanating from the distal end. The surfaces which do not retain cortex have a light patina or re-cortification across a large proportion of the remaining surface.
The flint is a mid-brown colour, the re-cortification is a light grey in colour and the cortex is dark brown.
Class: Side Scraper
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 2700 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 69.41 mm
Width: 46.44 mm
Thickness: 15.77 mm
Weight: 60 g
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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: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Harpham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0760
Four figure Latitude: 54.02491151
Four figure longitude: -0.36814256
1:25K map: TA0760
1:10K map: TA06SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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