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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SWYOR-250A72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint scraper of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date, 4000 BC - 1000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flake of partially patinated grey flint with large inclusions. It is roughly oval in shape with short, semi-abrupt, sub-parallel retouch on the left side, worked from the ventral face. It is 39.5mm long, 25.9mm wide and 9.5mm thick. 9.3g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.5 mm
Width: 25.9 mm
Thickness: 9.5 mm
Weight: 9.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 26th March 2019 - Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS 3372; finder's reference: 269-272
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Kelfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5739
Four figure Latitude: 53.84412472
Four figure longitude: -1.13516082
1:25K map: SE5739
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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