File:Bronze Age (Probably) End Scraper (Tool) (FindID 187094).jpg

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Bronze Age (Probably) End Scraper (Tool)
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Somerset County Council, Naomi Payne, 2007-07-19 15:00:54
Title
Bronze Age (Probably) End Scraper (Tool)
Description
English: A flint end scraper of probable early Bronze Age date. The scraper has been made from a secondary flake (some cortex remains at the proximal end). Also at the proximal end is the striking platform and below this on the ventral surface is a large bulb of percussion. Ripples radiate down the ventral surface and there are a number of flaking scars on the dorsal surface. The distal end has been coarsely retouched. The mid-grey and mid-brownish grey flint has a low to mid gloss patina.

Dimensions: 33.8mm by 29.4mm by 10.6mm

Weight: 10.5g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 2150 BC and 1500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 187094
Old ref: SOM-F68732
Filename: F68732.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/144613
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/144613/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/187094
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