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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: PUBLIC-7DCA9D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A secondary flint end scraper of early to middle Neolithic date, circa 4000 - 2700 BC. The flake is sub-rectangular in plan and plano-concave in section. There is a small amount of cortex remaining on the lower left mesal. The flake is mottled grey/brown in colour. Two flakes at right angles have been removed from the dorsal face. The ventral face is smooth with a low bulb of percussion with ripples emanating from it. There is short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch to the right mesal, forming an end scraper.

Length: 36.1mm, width:27.8mm and thickness:8.8mm. Weight: 8.4g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2700 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.1 mm
Width: 27.8 mm
Thickness: 8.8 mm
Weight: 8.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 24th March 2017

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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: Cottam (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9766
Four figure Latitude: 54.08079308
Four figure longitude: -0.5188166
1:25K map: SE9766
1:10K map: SE96NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
Discovery circumstances: metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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