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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: DENO-C10441
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete small flint scraper of probably the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age period, dating from c. BC 3000 - c. BC 1500.
The scraper is broadly triangular in shape, with a roughly rectangular cross section. There is no cortex remaining on the surface. The dorsal (upper) surface exhibits controlled working, with minimal retouch (short, sub parallel, abrupt to semi abrupt) along the working edge, this appears to have been done to blunt the edge which suggests the flint was used as a scraper. There are two broad rectangular flake scars, one at the proximal end and one at the distal end. Each scar exhibits shallow conchoidal ripple marks. The ventral (lower) surface exhibits a bulb of percussion and shallow conchoidal ripples.
The object measures 18.0 mm in length and is 16.1 mm wide. It has a thickness of 4.6 mm and weighs 1.4 g.
The object is a mid brown in colour with some darker inclusions. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough souil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. Broadly similar scrapers, from the Late Neolithic, have also been recorded on the database, including WMID-511F47 and SWYOR-1EF7D6. Suggested dates are tentative.
Ref:
Leahy, K (2004) Recording flint and stone: A Guide and Protocol. Portable Antiquities Scheme, British Museum, London.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3000 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 16.1 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2014 - Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8444
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: North West Leicestershire (District)
Parish or ward: Lockington-Hemington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4526
Four figure Latitude: 52.82965283
Four figure longitude: -1.3335465
1:25K map: SK4526
1:10K map: SK42NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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