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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-591A5B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint with dense patches of misty white patina, scraper. Thumbnail scraper with a broad flat flake struck from its dorsal side and a bulb on the ventral. Short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect follows a curved edge, which is now chipped. The extent of patina may suggest a long period of exposure after its deposition. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 19.1mm, Width: 23.1mm, Thickness: 5.7mm, Weight: 2.77gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.1 mm
Width: 23.1 mm
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Weight: 2.77 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29601
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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