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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: IOW-29B625
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint scraper (c. 2700 BC-c. 1600 BC).
This implement is sub-triangular in plan and cross-section and has been made on a tertiary flake.
At the proximal end there is a striking platform. The dorsal face has four major flake removal scars and has been retouched around the distal end. The removals are short, parallel and semi-abrupt. However, a small area is scaled. The ventral face has a low bulb of percussion with a prominent percussion scar and very low ripples.
This scraper is reddish brown and shiny overall. The arrises are sharp on both faces.
Length: 36.1mm; width: 29.6mm; thickness: 11.4mm. Weight: 11.81g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2700 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.1 mm
Width: 29.6 mm
Thickness: 11.4 mm
Weight: 11.81 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 28th August 2018 - Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-7-225
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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