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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: YORYM-1C7E2B
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete knapped lithic implement of late Mesolithic to Neolithic date, circa 7000 - 3500 BC. The implement is a rounded scraper formed from a primary flake which is ovate in shape and section. The ventral surface is heavily flaked with no surviving bulb of percussion or striking platform. The dorsal surface is irregular with a large area of cortex remaining. Abrupt, short and scaled retouch is present along the distal edge and part of the sides forming the scraping surface.
The flint is a light grey colour with patches of a lighter chalky inclusion. The implement is 47.6mm long, 43.9mm wide, 17.1mm thick and weighs 39.9g.
Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive than other artefact types. They had many different functions as they were very useful tools and were employed, for example, for skinning animals, removing the fatty deposit from hinds and much more.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 3500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.6 mm
Width: 43.9 mm
Thickness: 17.1 mm
Weight: 39.9 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
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