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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-32EDEA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint with cortex scraper. Thick flake with broad and narrow flakes struck by hard hammer from its dorsal side and with an uneven ventral surface. Angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved edge. Dense white patina suggests the object endured prolonged exposure after its deposition. Suggested date: Bronze Age, 2350-800 BC.
Length: 44.9mm, Width: 45mm, Thickness: 18.2mm, Weight: 38.49gms.
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: 44.9 mm
Width: 45 mm
Thickness: 18.2 mm
Weight: 38.49 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM31459
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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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