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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SOM-009612
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint scraper of probable Neolithic date (c. 4000- 2350 BC). The scraper is struck off a secondary flake and retains c. 1% cortex on the dorsal face. The dorsal surface exhibits a single negative flake scar from previous flake removal. It exhibits a combination of long and short abrupt sub-parallel retouch extending from the distal end along both mesal edges to the striking platform at the proximal end. The ventral face exhibits a low, diffuse bulb of percussion and a series of concentric conchoidal ripple marks. The flint is a mottled buff-mid-grey colour with some iron staining.
The scraper measures 30.59mm in length, 37.56mm in width, is 12.82mm thick and weighs 17.74g.
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 2350 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.59 mm
Width: 37.56 mm
Thickness: 12.82 mm
Weight: 17.74 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SHC no. 017209
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
Parish or ward: Charlton Horethorne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST6522
Four figure Latitude: 50.99632182
Four figure longitude: -2.50011285
1:25K map: ST6522
1:10K map: ST62SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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