DUR-04EE27: DUR-04EE27: Scraper: Mesolithic

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: DUR-04EE27

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A pair of flint scrapers of probable Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are sub-rectangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surfaces of both lithics feature multiple negative scars with corresponding arrises. On the ventral surface of one lithic there is clear evidence of a bulb of percussion with associated cracking ripples. The proximal portions of the lithics have been semi-abruptly retouched. No cortex is present, so both are tertiary.

The lithics range in colour from brown to light grey, with light grey/cream inclusions on both.

Length: 44.71mm, Width: 18.60mm, Thickness: 5.35mm, Weight: 3.7g.
Length: 38.40mm, Width: 13.83mm, Thickness: 6.35mm, Weight: 3.6g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 3450 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 2
Length: 44.71 mm
Width: 18.6 mm
Thickness: 5.35 mm
Weight: 3.7 g

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Muggleswick (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ0446
Four figure Latitude: 54.80885032
Four figure longitude: -1.93929107
1:25K map: NZ0446
1:10K map: NZ04NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Standing water

References cited

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

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