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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SWYOR-46B908
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint scraper of unknown date, probably Neolithic or Bronze Age, dating from 4000 BC - 1000 BC. The scraper is formed on a large flake of mottled brown flint which is opaque but not patinated except for a few speckles. A small area of cortex survives at the distal end of the dorsal face. The flake is oval in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The dorsal face is one large previous removal scar. The left side has long, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch extending on to the distal end. The scraper is 54.9mm long, 43.9mm wide and 9.6mm thick. 23.18g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54.9 mm
Width: 43.9 mm
Thickness: 9.6 mm
Weight: 23.18 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th April 2015 - Sunday 5th April 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2596
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Sykehouse (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6417
Four figure Latitude: 53.64560257
Four figure longitude: -1.03333375
1:25K map: SE6417
1:10K map: SE61NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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