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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: GLO-9FCFCE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

~~Flint scraper that has been knapped on to a secondary flake. The flake has a bulb of percussion on the ventral and a negative bulb on the ventral, there is 10% cortex to the rear of the flint and retouch to the front consisting of direct, abrupt, scaled knapping that forms a concave working edge.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 2.08 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 17th October 2016

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
Parish or ward: Brimpsfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO9413
Four figure Latitude: 51.81559622
Four figure longitude: -2.08844302
1:25K map: SO9413
1:10K map: SO91SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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