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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SWYOR-D93F01
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint probable scraper of unknown date, about 9000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on a secondary flake of mottled dark grey flint. It is sub rectangular in plan and cross-section. The dorsal face and distal end is covered with cortex apart from the proximal right side. This area has short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch. The scraper is 27.8mm long, 12.8mm wide and 6.4mm thick. 2.3g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.8 mm
Width: 12.8 mm
Thickness: 6.4 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008 - Wednesday 31st December 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2449
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: SD9232
Four figure Latitude: 53.78426068
Four figure longitude: -2.12289524
1:25K map: SD9232
1:10K map: SD93SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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