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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SWYOR-1CD991
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint scraper of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (9000 BC - 2200 BC).It is formed on a flake of opaque, partially patinated, orange hued flint. It has a straight proximal end and left side, and curved distal end and right side making it almost a quarter of a circle in plan. The ventral face is concave and the dorsal face is rugged with previous removal scars. The tertiary flake has short, stepped, abrupt retouch on the distal end and right side of the dorsal face. It is 16mm long, 17mm wide and 6mm thick. 1.48g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 1.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th September 2017 - Friday 15th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2991
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: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Sykehouse (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6417
Four figure Latitude: 53.64560257
Four figure longitude: -1.03333375
1:25K map: SE6417
1:10K map: SE61NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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