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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: DUR-51F9F1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete flint Notched scraper of Mesolithicto Neolithic date (9000-1500 BC). The lithic is sub-spatulate in plan and concavo-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises and a small amount of cortex is retained along the proximal left hand edge. The proximal, left and right hand edges have rough semi-abrupt retouch. There is a projecting bulbous spur along the proximal left hand edge which creates a notched aspect in the mesal left hand edge. The ventral surface is smooth and slightly concave. The lithic retains a minor amount of cortex and is therefore a secondary flake.
The flint is dark grey in colour with cream inclusions throughout. The cortex is a brown in colour.
Length: 49.23mm, Width: 29.52mm, Thickness: 9.18mm, Weight: 11.9g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Exactly 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 49.23 mm
Width: 29.52 mm
Thickness: 9.18 mm
Weight: 11.9 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bishop Middleham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ3432
Four figure Latitude: 54.68191434
Four figure longitude: -1.47418439
1:25K map: NZ3432
1:10K map: NZ33SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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