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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: FAKL-519DA2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Side scraper, retouch (short, scaled, abrupt) around curving edge. Opaque light grey flint, dorsal surface covered by cortex. Recorticated. Bulb of percussion low, some platform preparation, Possibly Neolithic, Length 49mm, Width 44mm, Thickness 12mm, Mass 25.36g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 49 mm
Width: 44 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 25.36 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1979

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: a IF 304

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: St. Ann (Without) (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3911
Four figure Latitude: 50.88178087
Four figure longitude: -0.02545058
1:25K map: TQ3911
1:10K map: TQ31SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Discovery circumstances: Field walking

References cited

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

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