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Unique ID: LEIC-B642DC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Bronze Age (Late) simple end scraper, 36mm long, 27mm wide, 10mm thick and 10g in weight. Made on a cortical flake, the piece possesses semi-abrupt retouch that is focused on the dorsal face at the distal end of the flake. The flint is contains a few impurities, is translucent around the edges and is dark grey in colour with only slight evidence of colour change through patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 10 g
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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: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Eaton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7626
Four figure Latitude: 52.82617968
Four figure longitude: -0.87351772
1:25K map: SK7626
1:10K map: SK72NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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