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Finder
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County
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Date Recorded
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Hidden
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Essex
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Sat August 13, 2005
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Recorded By
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Views
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Validated by
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Hidden
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1216
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J. Adkin
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Material
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Size (mm)
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Date
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Flint
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66mm long, 40mm wide at widest point
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4000-2500 BC
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Description:
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A Common UK fieldwalking find - a fairly crudely finished thumb scraper of the Neolithic period. A flake tool of dark grey/mottled flint, most likely sourced from a local supply of nodular flint.
The retouch applied to the tool is crude, but fairly extensive - the majority of the tool margins are percussion flaked, and there may be evidence of use wear at intervals along the margins. Plano-convex in section and retaining granular cortex over approximately 15% of its surface, this tool was probably discarded after extensive wear at the distal end caused a sudden and quite common failure that rendered the tool almost useless. In an area replete with suitable raw materials, this piece would have likely been swiftly discarded.
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Keywords:
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Neolithic Thumb Scraper flint
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Object Type:
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Neolithic Scraper
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Object Classification:
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Lithic Tool
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Object Sub-classification:
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Scraper
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Object Description:
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Object Inscription:
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Period:
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Neolithic
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Date Range:
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4000-2500 BC
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Primary Material:
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Flint
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Additional Material:
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Method of Manufacture:
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Knapped/Percussion Flaked
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Surface Treatment:
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Weight (grams):
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Size (mm):
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66mm long, 40mm wide at widest point
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References:
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Comments:
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Findspot:
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County:
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Essex
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Recorded elsewhere:
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No
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Finder:
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Hidden
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Metal Detector Used:
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Record validated by:
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J. Adkin
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UKDFD Copyright 2007
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