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1928.11.5

Stone scraper with retouch along one lateral edge on the dorsal face. [MN 17/12/2008]

1928.11.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone scraper with retouch along one lateral edge on the dorsal face. [MN 17/12/2008]
Long description
Stone scraper with retouch along one lateral edge on the dorsal face. The flint is a light brownish dark grey colour with a limited amount of a slight whitish patina. On the dorsal face <5% cortex remains. [MN 17/12/2008]
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England Oxfordshire Oxford Summertown St Edward's School playing fields
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Bruce Morton Goldie
PRM source Bruce Morton Goldie
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain
Date collected
By 1928
Acquisition information
Donated: 22/05/1928
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Thick: max 12 mm, Length: max 46 mm, Width: max 44 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.11.5
Research and responses

St. Edward's School [NGR SP 503 090] is located in Summertown, a suburb of Oxford located to the north of the city centre. [MN 17/12/2008]

The material in the museum is recorded on the Oxfordshire Historic Environment Record [HER] under PRN 3814. There is also a known Roman occupation site in the same area. [MN 17/12/2008]

Search terms: Tool, Flake, Scraper

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