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Record ID: PUBLIC-073557
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint pebble scraper, elongated ovoid in plan and almond shaped in profile. On the dorsal side the distal edge is retouched and the surface has had large flake removal. The proximal end is abraded. The left margin is fractured and snapped. The ventral side appears to be the smooth side of a pebble.
The flint is putty coloured with a tertiary cortex.
Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example on page 126, Fig. 50, No. 6 which is dated to the Neolithic period.
Created on: Sunday 1st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-070F31
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint scraper, leaf shaped in plan and almond shaped in profile. The dorsal side surface has mesial ridging with cortex on the left side and flake removal on the right. The right margin is serrated. The ventral side has a convex surface with a small chip on the distal tip.
The flint is possibly from Beer Head and is dark brown in tone with a high lustre. The secondary cortex is dark beige in colour.
Bond (2004) illustrates a similar example on page 154, Fig. 5.138, No. 1 which is dated to the Bronze Age period.
Created on: Sunday 1st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-06F492
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint scraper, round in plan and almond shaped in profile. The dorsal side has a convex surface with a concave fracture on the left margin. The distal end and right margin have either a spalled or retouched edge which is quite sharp. The ventral side has a slightly convex surface with mesial flake removal.
The flint is pale grey brown with cream inclusions in colouring.
Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 135, Fig. 59, No. L. 141 which is dated to the Neolithic period.
Created on: Sunday 1st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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