File:Bronze Age scraper (FindID 740487).jpg

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Bronze Age scraper
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julie Shoemark, 2015-09-15 16:37:26
Title
Bronze Age scraper
Description
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A flint "thumbnail" scraper of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date (c. 2700 - 1600 BC). The scraper has been struck off a tertiary flake and retains no cortex. The dorsal surface exhibits one negative flake scar from previous flake removal. The piece exhibits a lenticular striking platform. The ventral surfac exhibits a high bulb of percussion and a bulbar scar. The distal end exhibits a hinged termination.One mesal edge exhibits short, sub-parallel abrupt retouch. The flint is a semi-translucent light grey colour with buff-coloured inclusions.

The scraper measures 23.22mm in length, 19.54mm in width, is 5.77mm thick and weighs 2.99g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 2700 BC and 1600 BC
Accession number
FindID: 740487
Old ref: SOM-6D79F7
Filename: SOM6D79F7.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/533106
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/533106/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/740487
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License
Object location50° 54′ 29.16″ N, 2° 47′ 27.56″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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