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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: SOM-45EC11
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint scraper of Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c.2700 - 1600BC). It has been struck off a secondary flake, with less than 5% cortex remaining along one mesal edge. The dorsal face exhibits one negative flake scar from perevious flake removal. One of the mesal edges, exhibits short, sub- parallel semi-abrupt retouch. The scraper has a large striking platform. The ventral face exhibits a high bulb of percussion and radiating conchoidal ripple marks.
The flint is dark brown in colour with light brown speckled inclsuions.
It is 29.09mm in length with a width of 25.38mm , and a maximum thickness of 7.53mm which tapers to 4.74mm. It weighs 7.77g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2700 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.09 mm
Width: 25.38 mm
Thickness: 7.53 mm
Weight: 7.77 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC no. 016959
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: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: Spaxton
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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