Record ID: SOM-61D847
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete flint thumbnail scraper made from a secondary flake. The object survives in good condition with only a small amount of plough damage to all edges. Cortex covers the flat proximal end. The dorsal face has four flaking scars and the left, right and distal edges show semi-abrupt retouch. The removals are long and sub-parallel. The ventral face is smooth but uneven with no obvious bulb of percussion. The flint is mid-grey in colour and of poor quality. However, the ventral face has a slightly milky patina suggesting that the object may be an example of later reworking following e…
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 27th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-DC59A3
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper made from a secondary flake. There is a small amount of plough damage to all edges. Pebble cortex still covers the flat proximal end. The dorsal face has a large flaking scar at the proximal end, with another smaller one to the left. Around these, the left, right and distal edges show abrupt to semi-abrupt retouch. The removals are scaled and invasive. The ventral face is convex no obvious bulb of percussion. The poor quality flint is mid-grey in colour, with milky patches. It has a high gloss patina, particularly on the dorsal face. This lithic probably date…
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 27th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-DC70F0
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper made from a tertiary flake. It survives in good condition with a small amount of plough damage to all edges. The dorsal face has two flaking scars in the centre surrounded by very fine, abrupt retouch on the left, right and distal edges. The removals are short and scaled. The ventral face is convex with the remains of the bulb of percussion, though a portion of this is missing. The flint is poor quality and dark grey in colour, with a few milky brown patches. This lithic probably dates from the Neolithic to Bronze Age period. Length: 22.9mm, Width: 18.2mm, Th…
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 27th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EB8975
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small flint thumb nail scraper made from a secondary flake, probably dating from the Neolithic to early Bronze Age. The scraper has a small butt, with diffuse bulb and very discreet ripples, suggesting that a small, soft hammer was used. The ventral face is concave. The dorsal face has high-gloss, whitish pebble cortex remaining on the left-hand side. In the centre are two long, curved flaking scars. To the right of these is low angle, short, stepped retouch. Below the retouched edge, on the ventral face, a small notch has been removed. There is also a small amount of retouch in the ce…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-FB6643
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thumb nail scraper, made from a secondary flake, of probable Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date. The butt appears to have snapped off following deposition leaving a sharp break. However, very discreet ripples suggest that a soft hammer was probably used. The dorsal face has brown, matt, pebble cortex remaining on the right-hand side. In the centre and to the left of the dorsal face are two long, thin flaking scars. Above this, at the distal end, is semi-abrupt, long, scaled retouch. This retouch continues along both the right and left edges, becoming shorter and abrupt. The flint is da…
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-D6B4C8
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small worked flint side scraper formed on a tertiary flake. The flake is roughly leaf shaped, with a pointed tip at the distal end. The ventral face is convex and uneven, with a prominent bulb of purcussion. The dorsal face has a central ridge, with a large flaking scar on either side. At the proximal end are a number of small flaking scars on the left hand side. The right hand side has abrupt to semi-abrupt, short, parallel retouch running from the proximal end up to a few millimeters before the tip. The flint is mid-grey in colour with lighter patches in places. This scraper is like…
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 27th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop's Lydeard CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-409AB2
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint side scraper, made from a tertiary flake, of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date. The ventral face is roughly convex. The dorsal face has four large flaking scars. There are a further two flaking scars running along the left-hand edge. Half of the lower part of the right-hand side, running all the way down to the proximal end, has short to long, abrupt, scaled retouch. The flint is dark grey in colour at the proximal end, becoming lighter grey speckled with white at the distal end. There is a small amount of orange patination on the ridges of the dorsal face. Length: 43.10mm, …
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 27th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-546B52
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint side scraper, created from a secondary flake, of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date. The ventral face is convex in shape with a prominent bulb of percussion. The dorsal face is concave with one large flaking scar in the centre and several smaller scars around the left-hand edge and proximal end. Along the right-hand edge, running from around half way up towards the distal end, are a series of long, stepped, semi-abrupt to abrupt removals. The flint is dark grey in colour, whith lighter patches in places. A small amount of cortex remains in situ on the dorsal face and at the e…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 27th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Winsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-FEDB38
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large flint scraper of Neolithic or early Bronze Age date. The object is roughly semi-circular in form. It has a wide butt and prominent bulb, suggesting that a large, hard hammer was used in its production. The flint is very poor quality and mostly inner cortex. The dorsal face has three primary flaking scars on its surface and several laminar fractures around the proximal end. The distal end still has rough outer cortex remaining towards the left side. The right side has a number of low angle, short, parallel removals. Length: 61.53mm, Width: 47.90mm, Thickness: 17.43 Weight:
Created on: Wednesday 10th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cannington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D3C8C7
Object type: SIDE SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint implement, created on a secondary flake. Probably a scraper and notched-flake, but possibly an unusually shaped arrowhead. Sub-triangular in shape, the object does look rather like a crude or damaged Neolithic arrow-head. However, it is complete, apart from a missing tip to the distal end and would probably be too mishapen to function as an arrow head. Neither does it fit in well to the standard typology of arrowheads from this period. A small amount of cortex remains to the right of the distal end of the dorsal face. Semi-abrupt to low angle, invasive, scaled retouch can…
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out', grid reference and parish protected.