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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: DENO-7B0986

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A flint end scraper of Mesolithic date (c. 9000-4000 BC). Flint with thick creamy white patina, opaque. Rectangular in plan with trapezoidal cross-section. Tertiary flake, soft hammer. Dorsal face has short, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch along sides and distal end. The ventral face is smooth with very faint waves of percussion extending down from the small striking platform.

Length 32.4mm, width 11.2mm, thickness 3.8mm. Weight 1.65g.

Class: End scraper

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32.4 mm
Width: 11.2 mm
Thickness: 3.8 mm
Weight: 1.65 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007 - Thursday 31st December 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E8803

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Derbyshire Dales (District)
Parish or ward: Litton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1573
Four figure Latitude: 53.25380097
Four figure longitude: -1.77663244
1:25K map: SK1573
1:10K map: SK17SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

References cited

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Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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