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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NMS-98B652
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Possible Late (final) Upper Palaeolithic secondary end scraper, hard hammer struck with three impact points to the faceted platform, of differentially patinated black flint, the dorsal face has slight pale patination mostly towards the distal end. The ventral face is patinated light grey, almost white, both faces have spotty iron stains. The extant cortex to the dorsal face is thin and weathered and this edge is recently damaged from platform to the steep retouch of the scraping edge, a few other recently damaged areas along the edges are evident from their lack of patination.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: PALAEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 12000 BC
Date to: Circa 10001 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 81 mm
Width: 44 mm
Thickness: 17.5 mm
Weight: 67.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th April 2018 - Monday 11th June 2018
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 34141
Other reference: KLMD062017
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: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Narborough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7513
Four figure Latitude: 52.68641773
Four figure longitude: 0.58764588
1:25K map: TF7513
1:10K map: TF71SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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