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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: NMS-1488CA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Four unpatinated hard hammer struck flakes, One steeply retouched at the distal end to form a conventional scraper. Late prehistoric, Neolithic to Bronze Age, 4,000 to 700 BC.

Smallest: 39 x 29 x 7.5 mm, 12 g.

Scraper: 46 x 40 x 10 mm, 22 g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 701 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 4
Weight: 51 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2017 - Monday 25th September 2017

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 42636
Other reference: IND25092017AM

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Langham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TG0141
Four figure Latitude: 52.92876833
Four figure longitude: 0.98898243
1:25K map: TG0141
1:10K map: TG04SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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