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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-D0AB66
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint with cortex scraper. A thick flake with flakes trimmed overall by multangular hard hammer working. Patches of misty patina may suggest the object has endured a period of exposure after its deposition. Suggested date: Bronze Age, 2350-800 BC.
Length: 39.3mm, Width: 42.8mm, Thickness: 27.5mm, Weight: 38.09gms.
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 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.3 mm
Width: 42.8 mm
Thickness: 27.5 mm
Weight: 38.09 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th December 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM31095
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: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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