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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: SWYOR-8F3C46

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A large flint scraper, dating from the late Neolithic period, 2500-2100BC. The tool is sub-circular with a projecting proximal end and has unifacial working all around the edge of the dorsal (upper) face. The ventral (or lower) face has a clearly visible bulb of percussion but has not been retouched. The flint is mid-grey in colour with white flecks. It weighs 52.76g and measures 48.85mm in width, 55.31mm in length and 17.84mm in thickness.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 55.31 mm
Width: 48.85 mm
Thickness: 17.84 mm
Weight: 52.76 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Barmby Moor (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE7649
Four figure Latitude: 53.93155684
Four figure longitude: -0.84396668
1:25K map: SE7649
1:10K map: SE74NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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