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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: PUBLIC-D81083
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A light grey piece of flint with 40% cortex on the dorsal face. There is a medial ridge runnign from the proximal to distal edges, with the right side of the medial exhibiting the cortex up to the right margin. The proximal edge appears to have been broken, the right side has a slight nick, the right margin is convex in plan with no obvious retouch. The distal edge appears more straight with retouch along the edge and continuing down the left amrgin temrinating just after the medial. The ventral face is smooth in appearance, with the bulb of percussion still present. There is possible indications of retouch between the distl and left margin. Could also be a blade ?
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Royal Cornwall Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 6500 BC
Date to: Circa 2900 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.85 mm
Width: 16.84 mm
Thickness: 5.61 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006 - Tuesday 31st January 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 147.12
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Paul (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW4526
Four figure Latitude: 50.079285
Four figure longitude: -5.565627
1:25K map: SW4526
1:10K map: SW46SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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