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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: IOW-03EE33
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Early Neolithic 'side and end' flint scraper (3500 BC-2900 BC).
This scraper has been manufactured on a round secondary flake. It has a large bulb of percussion and there is a striking platform at the proximal end. The dorsal surface is very uneven and has a patch of cortex and a natural void near the distal end. It has retouch around the sides and end which is abrupt and semi-abrupt, scaled and stepped.
The scraper is grey with a creamy off-white area at the proximal end and the patch of cortex is pale orange.
Height: 43.9mm; width: 42.5mm; thickness: 13.7mm. Weight: 25.58g.
Similar scrapers have been published (Butler 2005: 125-126, fig. 51).
Class: Side and end
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Exactly 3500 BC
Date to: Exactly 2900 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 43.9 mm
Width: 42.5 mm
Thickness: 13.7 mm
Weight: 25.58 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th June 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-2-259
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, C. | 2005 | Prehistoric Flintwork | Stroud | The History Press | 125-126, fig. 51 |
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