OXON-D23516: Neolithic scraper: Thumbnail scraper

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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: OXON-D23516

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete flint thumbnail scraper of late Neolithic to early Bronze Age date, c. 2400 BC - 2200 BC. The scraper has been made on a tertiary flake of a mottled dark brown flint, lighter at the edges where the flint is thinner. The scraper retains the platform and bulb of percussion. There is invasive retouching around both lateral edges and the distal surface, all of which is restricted to the dorsal side.

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Subsequent actions

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 2400 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 7.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 14th August 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OXPAS2019.505

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Oxford (District)
Parish or ward: Wolvercote (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4909
Four figure Latitude: 51.77753052
Four figure longitude: -1.29117441
1:25K map: SP4909
1:10K map: SP40NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
Discovery circumstances: Allotment find
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Allotment

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Recording Institution: OXON
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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