Record ID: NMGW-2D2436 - BRONZE AGE scraper (tool)

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: NMGW-2D2436

Object type certainty: Certain

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Early Bronze Age flint scraper

The scraper is of ‘thumbnail’ type (with a length of 17.2mm, a width of 21.3mm, a thickness of 5.7mm and a weight of 2.6g). The retouch arcs around all of the edge apart from the straight proximal end. The dorsal surface has a large proportion of cortex. The scraper is made on grey unpatinated flint.

Class: Thumbnail

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 2500
Date to: AD 700

Dimensions and weight

Length: 17.2 mm
Width: 21.3 mm
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Wales
County: Vale Of Glamorgan
District: Vale Of Glamorgan
Parish: Welsh St Donats

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMWPA 2009.14.7

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