SOM-516A17: Neolithic or Bronze Age End Scraper

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: SOM-516A17

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A flint end scraper of probable Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. The scraper has been made from a tertiary flake. At the proximal end is the striking platform and below this on the ventral surface is a bulb of percussion and bulbar scar. Ripples radiate down the ventral surface. On the dorsal surface there are three main flaking scars. The distal end has been retouched. The mottled pinkish-grey flint has a low gloss patina. Dimensions: 56mm by 27.2mm by 9.6mm Weight: 16.3g

Class: End

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: 56 mm
Width: 27.2 mm
Thickness: 9.6 mm
Weight: 16.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th June 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 021655

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Milverton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST1225
Four figure Latitude: 51.017618
Four figure longitude: -3.255939
1:25K map: ST1225
1:10K map: ST12NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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