SF-E55214: SF-E55214: Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint side scraper and possible awl/bore

Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: SF-E55214

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint side scraper and possible awl/borer. It is roughly triangular in shape and formed on a secondary flake with cortex still covering c.40% of the dorsal face. There is scaled, low angle, long retouch along the right edge of the dorsal face and scaled, low angle, invasive retouch along the distal side of the ventral face forming a point to the right of this side. A few crude flakes have also been removed along the edge of the abrupt hinge fracture to the left of the dorsal face. It has a narrow butt and no obvious bulb of percussion. The flint is milky light grey in colour with a glossy patina.

Length: 50.63mm, width: 52.16mm, thickness: 14.85mm, weight: 43.82g

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 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1601 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50.63 mm
Width: 52.16 mm
Thickness: 14.85 mm
Weight: 43.82 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Quidenham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: SF-E61B05
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
A complete Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint scraper and/or awl/borer. It is roughly triangular in shape and formed on a secondary flake wi…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SF-F7D39A
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
10 flint implements and fragments of flintworking debitage. ID No. Type Completeness Patination Cortex % Stai…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: LEIC-6F0B2B
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broadperiod: MESOLITHIC
Mesolithic to early Neolithic flint borer or awl. 40mm long, 23mm wide and 5mm thhick with a weight of 5.85grams Retouch has removed milky…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.