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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SOM-B59925
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint scraper of probable Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. One large, slightly concave flaking scar covers much of the dorsal face. A few long, thin flaking scars run parallel to the left edge of the dorsal face. Crude short to long, scaled, abrupt to semi-abrupt retouch can be seen along most edges. There is an indendation roughly in the centre of the distal end with a notch in its centre, which appears to have been deliberately created. To the right of this a small spur of uncertain size appears to have broken away. The butt is fairly wide and the bulb prominent, although this has been partially removed via one small flake. The flint is mid grey in colour with lighter speckled and a shiny patina.
Length: 36.94mm, Width: 30.41mm, Thickness: 6.98mm, Weight: 8.75g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
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: 36.94 mm
Width: 30.41 mm
Thickness: 6.98 mm
Weight: 8.75 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020718
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Wambrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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