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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-183293
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint with cortex, scraper. Thick flake with cortex trimmed by angled hard hammer strike and with a slightly concave ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved edge. The working edge is battered. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 36.1mm, Width: 38.9mm, Thickness: 11.8mm, Weight: 18.15gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.1 mm
Width: 38.9 mm
Thickness: 11.8 mm
Weight: 18.15 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM35102
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: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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