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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: LEIC-5CA876
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Neolthic to Bronze age flint end scraper 49mm long, 28mm wide and 8mm thick. The flint is in fair condition with a dark brown colour and weighs 12.98grams.
the object has a triangular form and a cross section. It has removals on its upper surface which create the triangular shape and a steep triangular platform at its wider edge. This has been extensively re touched.
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 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 49 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 12.98 g
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Rushcliffe (District)
To be known as: South Notts
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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