Record ID: DENO-2A4CD5 - NEOLITHIC lithic implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: DENO-2A4CD5

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Mesolithic or Neolithic Thumbnail Scraper

Lithic Implement: Incomplete small flint scraper of probable Neolithic, possibly Mesolithic, date. The flake, from which the scraper is made is a secondary flake with extensive cortex covering the dorsal face. The scraping edge is created with a series of semi-abrupt removals in a U-shaped arrangement although due to more recent damage this scraping edge is incomplete. The flint is semi-translucent and has a grey-brown patina.

Small scrapers, sometimes termed disc, button or thumbnail scrapers due to their form and micro-scrapers due to their size, have been dated to both the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Despite the small size of this scraper and extensive cortex coverage, indicating a possible Mesolithic date, it is felt that on balance with other finds, including cores of a similar patination, found at this site that the scraper is more likely to be Neolithic in date, c.3500-2100 BC and probably early Neolithic, c.3500-2900.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 17.54 mm
Width: 19.4 mm
Thickness: 6.17 mm
Weight: 2.13 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Nottinghamshire
District: Newark And Sherwood
To be known as: North Clifton Area

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Tuesday 1st February 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Charlotte Burrill - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Charlotte Burrill - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E7277

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