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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: PUBLIC-23BD65
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flint end scraper from the Mesolithic period. This micro-scraper was made from the proximal end of a tertiary flake or blade. Sub-oval in plan, plano-convex in profile and triangular in section. The scars of two earlier longitudinal flakes remain on the dorsal face, resulting in a triangular section. Subsequently a single shorter longitudinal flake was removed from the proximal end of the dorsal face, followed by the removal of several small pressure flakes at the proximal end to produce a scraper edge. The retouch has removed the striking platform from the proximal end. A large pressure flake has been removed from the proximal tip of the ventral face. The conchoidal ripples on the ventral face are very clear. The distal end of the blade was broken off in antiquity. Both side margins show signs of wear and/or accidental damage.
The flint is coarse grained and its visible surface is mottled pale and slightly darker grey.
Bond (2004) illustrates several Mesolithic end scrapers on p.108, fig.5.92 nos.128 to 136. Butler (2005) illustrates a similar end scraper on p.107, fig.43 no.2.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 1.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2008 - Saturday 30th November 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: DP1.10
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Morwenstow (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SS1912
Four figure Latitude: 50.87907399
Four figure longitude: -4.57425339
1:25K map: SS1912
1:10K map: SS11SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond, C. | 2005 | PAS Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics | London | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | p. 108, fig. 5.92 | nos. 128 to 136 | |
| Butler, C. | 2005 | Prehistoric Flintwork | Stroud | The History Press | p. 107, fig. 43 | no. 2 |
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