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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SWYOR-2BCA0B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint scraper of probable Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on grey flint with cortex surviving on the dorsal face. It is oval in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. There is short, abrupt, sub-parallel retouch on the proximal right side and the left side, and longer, scaled, abrupt retouch on the distal end. 29.5mm long, 21.1mm wide and 8.1mm thick. 4.9g.
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 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.5 mm
Width: 21.1 mm
Thickness: 8.1 mm
Weight: 4.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th April 2013 - Friday 19th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3371
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: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Heptonstall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD9431
Four figure Latitude: 53.77530004
Four figure longitude: -2.09252181
1:25K map: SD9431
1:10K map: SD93SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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