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Description: | A flint End scraper of early Neolithic date.
The implement has been made from a large, thick, broad flake of roughly rectangular form. At one of the two narrow ends the tool retains a portion of the flat core platform. The convex upper surface of the tool has been formed by the removal of six long flakes, scars for which remain. Most of the retouch is to the angled and rounded end, where there are much smaller flake removal scars and fine retouch along the edge. The lower halves of the two long sides have also been subject to the removal of fine chippings, which has created serrated edges. The reverse is plain, apart from some rippling and a small amount of fine re-touch to the rounded edge. The colour of the flint varies between light orange and dark brownish-grey.
The tool measures 52.5mm long, 28.7mm wide and 8.8mm thick. The weight is 16.7g. | Subjects: | End scraper | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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