SF-F71A7B: SF-F71A7B: Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint side and end scraper

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: SF-F71A7B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint side and end scraper. It is a long, narrow secondary flake with cortex still covering the whole dorsal face. There is very fine, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch along the curved edge of the distal end and left side of the dorsal face. It has a broad butt and no clear bulb of percussion. The flint is mid-grey in colour with a cloudy patina.

Length: 41.43mm, width: 33.42mm, thickness: 9.86mm, weight: 16.10g

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: 41.43 mm
Width: 33.42 mm
Thickness: 9.86 mm
Weight: 16.1 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

References cited

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

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