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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-50FE31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Flint with cortex spot probable scraper. An irregular flake with broad and narrow flakes trimmed from its dorsal side and with a bulb on its undulating ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect forms a hollow on one long edge - the smaller of two on the same side; both hollows might have been used to trim shafts. A dense creamy patina suggests the object has endured long exposure to a calcareous environment after its deposition. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC
Length: 75.5mm, Width: 37mm, Thickness: 14.6mm, Weight: 37.42gms
Class: possibly hollow
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 75.5 mm
Width: 37 mm
Thickness: 14.6 mm
Weight: 37.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th May 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42592
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: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Low Burnham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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