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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-2E372C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Pale grey flint with cortex, scraper. A thick flake with cortex trimmed by the removal of broad flakes, and with a bulbar ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved edge. A dense milky patina on all struck surfaces suggests the object has subsequently endured long exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC
Length: 28.4mm, Width: 25.4mm, Thickness: 9.2mm, Weight: 7.29gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.4 mm
Width: 25.4 mm
Thickness: 9.2 mm
Weight: 7.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42227
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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