SF-F5D932: SF-F5D932: Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint side scraper/notched flake

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: SF-F5D932

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint side scraper/notched flake. It is long and roughly triangular in shape and formed on a secondary flake with some cortex remaining across the distal end. There is very fine scaled, low-angle, short retouch along the right edge of the dorsal face and a small amount of irregular retouch along the left edge. It has a narrow butt and no obvious bulb of percussion. The flint is light in colour with a glossy patina.

Length: 40.88mm, width: 31.87mm, thickness: 9.49mm, weight: 11.87g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1601 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 40.88 mm
Width: 31.87 mm
Thickness: 9.49 mm
Weight: 11.87 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Quidenham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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