File:Bronze Age flint scraper (FindID 859928).jpg

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Bronze Age flint scraper
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Somerset County Council, Wil Partridge, 2017-10-02 13:41:16
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Bronze Age flint scraper
Description
English: An early Bronze Age flint scraper, probably dating to c. 2400-1000 BC. A broadly tongue-shaped tertiary flake of pale grey flint, triangular in cross section. The bulb of percussion and striking platform have been lost to a natural break. A single hinged removal scare survives centrally on the dorsal face. The dorsal face similarly exhibits retouch (short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt) along the right mesal and distal ends, all struck from the ventral face. The left mesal edge features cruder abrupt retouch, with larger individual removals. The ventral face is unworked.

Dimensions: length 23.7mm; width 23.9mm; thickness 6.1mm; weight 4.24g.

Although the proximal end is missing, the arrangement of the conchoidal ripples visible on the dorsal face would suggest that close to the original length of the flake survives. Comparison to other worked flint in the area, as well as the relatively crude working of the flint and limited area of retouch would all suggest an early Bronze Age date.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Devon
Date between 2400 BC and 1000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 859928
Old ref: DEV-85DED5
Filename: DEV85DED5.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/631758
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/631758/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/859928
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