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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SUSS-C6D939
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint knapped large end or thumbnail scraper, dating to the Bronze Age, c. 1500-800 BC. The scraper is roughly thumbnail in shape, with a large platform and bulb of percussion on the proximal end and abrupt retouch at the distal end. Dark grey in colour with a small amount of cortex on distal dorsal face. The scraper measures 46.6mm long, 39.2mm wide, 11.1mm thick and it weighs 22.51 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.6 mm
Width: 39.2 mm
Thickness: 11.1 mm
Weight: 22.51 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 25th May 2015 - Monday 25th May 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Midhurst
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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