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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SF-6347E5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An unpatinated and snapped oval scraper of later Prehistoric date. It is struck on a flake of pale grey flint that is missing any bulb of percussion or striking platform but has extensive ripples on the ventral face, snapped at the distal end. The proximal end and one edge have short, semi-abrupt and scaled retouch. It measures 24.02mm in length, 35.36mm in width, 6.03mm in thickness, and 6.23g in weight. It is of later Prehistoric date, c.4000-800 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 801 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.02 mm
Width: 35.36 mm
Thickness: 6.03 mm
Weight: 6.23 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st August 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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