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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-0BDF59
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey flint with cortex scraper. A small thick thumbnail scraper. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved edge; the ventral surface is bulbar. A misty white patina suggests the object has endured exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 23mm, Width: 19.9mm, Thickness: 10.5mm, Weight: 6.09gms
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: 23 mm
Width: 19.9 mm
Thickness: 10.5 mm
Weight: 6.09 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42861
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: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Bracebridge Heath
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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