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HER Number:MDV57
Name:Flint scraper from Summerwell Farm, Hartland

Summary

Unusual flint scraper.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 274 196
Map Sheet:SS21NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS21NE/500/2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Pearse Chope, R., 1929, 36th Report on Scientific Memoranda: Flint Implements and Flakes from Hartland, 162-163 (Article in Serial). SDV336971.

Unusual flint scraper found on Summerwell Farm. Grey flint, cleaved faces, three edges show secondary chipping. Left hand edge concave, top edge convex, right hand edge almost straight. Reverse of scraper shows the bulb of percussion, no secondary chipping. Other details: Plate 5.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336971Article in Serial: Pearse Chope, R.. 1929. 36th Report on Scientific Memoranda: Flint Implements and Flakes from Hartland. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 61. A5 Hardback. 162-163.

Associated Monuments

MDV55Part of: Flint Scatter at Summerwell Farm, Hartland (Monument)

Associated Finds

  • FDV2984 - SCRAPER (TOOL) (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 22 2012 12:00AM