Rights Holder: Kent 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: KENT-7F0A48
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A flint rounded scraper of porbably Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on light grey to white flint. It is an oval flake which is trapizoidal in cross-section and is a secondary flake. All the edges have short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch worked from both the ventral and dorsal faces in different areas. The scarper is 52.4mm long, 27.5mm wide,7.1mm thick and weighs 12.7 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 52.4 mm
Width: 27.5 mm
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 12.7 g
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: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Eythorne and Shepherdswell (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2650
Four figure Latitude: 51.20447838
Four figure longitude: 1.23389954
1:25K map: TR2650
1:10K map: TR25SE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: KENT-8AE277
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
A flint scraper of porbably Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on mottled mid to dark grey flint. It is a trapizoidal fla…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: KENT-8AAB56
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
A flint rounded scraper of porbably Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on mottled mid to dark grey flint. It is an oval fl…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: KENT-6C269A
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
A flint rounded scraper of porbably Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on mottled grey to black flint. It is an oval flake…
Workflow: Published
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618