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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NMS-4EA2B7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Late Neolithic scraper, hard-hammer struck on a tertiary flake of unpatinated mid to dark grey flint, with steep retouch on the distal end to form the scraping edge. Length 30mm, width 32mm, thickness 9mm. c.3000 - c.2350 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3000 BC
Date to: Circa 2351 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th October 2015 - Wednesday 29th March 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 28422
Other reference: E20141
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: Costessey (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG1911
Four figure Latitude: 52.65248497
Four figure longitude: 1.23627009
1:25K map: TG1911
1:10K map: TG11SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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