SF-F69B78: SF-F69B78: Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint side and end scraper

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: SF-F69B78

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint side and end scraper. It is roughly oval in shape and formed on a tertiary flake. There are sections of crude, irregular retouch along the curved right side and distal end of the ventral face. It has a narrow butt and prominant bulb of percussion. The flint is milky light grey in colour with a glossy patina.

Length: 37.59mm, width: 33.50mm, thickness: 9.07mm, weight: 11.68g

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: 37.59 mm
Width: 33.5 mm
Thickness: 9.07 mm
Weight: 11.68 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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