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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-6DB4AE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint with cortex and light patches of misty patina, scraper. Hollow scraper with broad flakes struck from both sides and invasive angled scalar retouch probably executed from the ventral aspect following a curved edge and defining a notch. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 39.4mm, Width: 30mm, Thickness: 11.3mm, Weight: 12.23gms.
Class: Hollow
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: 39.4 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 11.3 mm
Weight: 12.23 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29657
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: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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