SWYOR-B4F407: Bronze Age flint end and side scraper. Dorsal surface.

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END SCRAPER

Unique ID: SWYOR-B4F407

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

End and side scraper probably dating to the Early Bronze Age. The scraper is oval shaped and the dorsal face has been worked almost across the whole surface. The retouch is continuous around the edge of the tool. The ventral surface shows a pronounced bulb of percussion with ripples radiating from this point across the surface. There is no retouch on the ventral surface. The scraper weighs 8.86g and measures 31.8mm in length, 22.8mm in width and 10.3mm in thickness.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.8 mm
Width: 22.8 mm
Thickness: 10.3 mm
Weight: 8.86 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: East Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Barton-under-Needwood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1818
Four figure Latitude: 52.75931021
Four figure longitude: -1.73471313
1:25K map: SK1818
1:10K map: SK11NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

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