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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: BUC-8D510A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A possible Neolithic to Bronze Age thumb-nail scraper, dating to 2400-2200 BC. Grey translucent flint with orange pink colour. The scraper is D shaped, with a large striking platform. Tertiary flake, hard hammer, pronounced bulb of percussion on ventral face. Little or no retouch. Length: 26.9mm, width: 22.7mm, thickness: 10.3mm, weight: 5.97g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa AD 2400
Date to: Circa AD 2200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.9 mm
Width: 22.7 mm
Thickness: 10.3 mm
Weight: 5.97 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st February 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4952

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Beachampton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7738
Four figure Latitude: 52.03506924
Four figure longitude: -0.87892758
1:25K map: SP7738
1:10K map: SP73NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date find submitted for recording
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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