|
Date: |
|
Description: | A flint scraper of possible Bronze Age date.
The implement has been made from a flake which is broader than it is high and is of an irregular shape. The top edge is flat and represents part of the core platform. The upper surface of the tool is roughly flat, with several broad flake removal scars visible. Extending downwards from the right hand end of the flat top edge is a short, convex side, which has been carefully re-touched. This curved side extends into a straighter side, also carefully re-touched, in this case by the removal of several narrow, vertical pressure flakes. The angled left hand side extends to the bottom point and has also been re-touched, although less carefully than the right hand side. The reverse of the tool is largely plain, but there is a clear bulb-of-percussion and rippling. The flint is dark greyish-brown in colour.
The scraper measures 39.4mm wide, 28.4mm high and 10.2mm thick. The weight is 13.55g. | Subjects: | Flint scraper | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
|
|