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Description: | The end-scraper is on a broken blade with maximum dimensions of 55 x 23 x 6mm. The scraper edge is located at the distal end of the blade and formed by direct, semi-abrupt retouch. The opposite end of the blade is broken and characterised by a ??languette?? fracture. The negative scars on the dorsal side of the blade are uni-directional. There is a small plage of cortex near the distal end of the artefact indicating that the tool was made on a blade from an early stage in the core reduction sequence. The profile of the blade is noticeably straight. Although not unusual, some scrapers are markedly curved in profile and exhibit a ??hooked?? working edge which is said to be a characteristic of hideworking tools. In this case, there is no curvature in profile and the edge angle of the scraper front is relatively steep (60??), implying one or more episodes of re-sharpening. The lateral edges of the tool display discontinuous areas of retouch and some nicking, which may have been incurred during the use or replacement in a haft. The fact that most of these retouch and damage scars have the same bluish-white patination as the rest of the blade suggests they were broadly contemporary and unlikely to be examples of post-depositional damage. | Subjects: | End | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Pooley, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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