LIN-C4FBC8: Neolithic or Bronze Age scraper

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: LIN-C4FBC8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A Neolithic or Bronze Age flint scraper. The scraper is sub-oval in plan and has a sub-parallel, abrupt retouch along one side. A patch of cortex survives on the ventral surface. Flat striking platform and bulb of percussion visible.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4500 BC
Date to: Circa 2500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 40 mm
Width: 38 mm
Thickness: 11 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2014 - Sunday 1st February 2015

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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: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Caistor

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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