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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: PUBLIC-06BDE4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Flint scraper, oval in plan and convex-concave in profile. This appears to be an end scraper on a flake blade. The dorsal side has unifacial and invasive retouching. The proximal end is very sharp. The ventral side also has some retouching on the proximal end. It is a mottled dark grey with beige cream flecks in colour.

Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example on page 107, Fig. 43, No. 2 which is dated to the Mesolithic period.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 4500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.4 mm
Width: 18.73 mm
Thickness: 4.17 mm
Weight: 3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th June 2007 - Tuesday 12th June 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 500.9
Museum accession number: TRURI 2011.23

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Paul (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4526
Four figure Latitude: 50.079285
Four figure longitude: -5.565627
1:25K map: SW4526
1:10K map: SW46NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press	107, Fig. 43	No. 2.

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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