SOMDOR-E9DBA6: Neolithic or Bronze Age Scraper Lithic Implement

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: SOMDOR-E9DBA6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A flint scraper of probable Neolithic or early Bronze Age date. The striking platform and bulb of percussion are missing, but there are slight ripples on the ventral side which indicate where the platform and bulb would have been located. Around the curving side the scraper has been retouched by pressure flaking. There is also some edge damage. The mottled mid grey flint has a mid gloss patina. Dimensions: 34.17mm by 28.91mm by 16.15mm Weight: 7.62g

Class: Scraper

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.17 mm
Width: 28.91 mm
Thickness: 16.15 mm
Weight: 7.62 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th September 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Tatworth and Forton area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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