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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SF-825BBD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An unpatinated struck flint end scraper of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date. It is struck from a dark grey/brown flint with prominent striking platform and bulb of percussion, and parallel flake scars on the dorsal face. At the distal end and along one edge there is short, semi-abrupt to abrupt, and scaled retouch. This object measures 32.37mm in length, 22.50mm in width, 6.66mm in thickness, and 5.08g in weight. It is of probable Neolithic or later date, c.4000-800 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 801 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.37 mm
Width: 22.5 mm
Thickness: 6.66 mm
Weight: 5.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: HCH 001
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Hacheston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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