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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: WILT-75898B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint Neolithic side-scraper dating to the period 4000-2100 BC. The scraper is rounded shape and has been struck from a tertiary flake, retaining no traces of the original cortex.The dorsal face exhibitstwo negative flake scars divided by a central rib. The striking platform is lenticular shape and on the ventral face is a promiment bulb of percussion, indicative of hard hammer work. On one mesal ia a short, scaled and semi-abrupt retouch.
The flinti is translucent light-grey colour with large white inclusions. It measures 35.37mm in length, 28.77mm in width, 8.24mm in thick and weighs 10.22g.
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 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.37 mm
Width: 28.77 mm
Thickness: 8.24 mm
Weight: 10.22 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th December 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4913 21r
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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