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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NMS-857394
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early Neolithic hard hammer struck tertiary scraper of unpatinated mottled grey flint, with steep retouch to the distal end and sides. The platform remains unmodified. 48 x 46 x 10 mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 3001 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48 mm
Width: 46 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 17th May 2016 - Monday 20th June 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59831
Other reference: NMD062016
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Shotesham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM2598
Four figure Latitude: 52.53336057
Four figure longitude: 1.31598601
1:25K map: TM2598
1:10K map: TM29NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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