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Description: | A flint End and side scraper of probable early Neolithic date. Part of a large assemblage of Mesolithic to Bronze Age flintwork*.
The implement has been made from a large irregular flake of sub-triangular form. The dorsal side has a pronounced central ridge, which has been formed by the removal of broad flakes. The right hand side of the tool (as you look at it) has an area of invasive re-touch half way up, and just below half way down the left hand side is a deliberately cut notch. The wide horizontal edge has a limited amount of re-touch also. Some cortex remains along the edges. On the ventral side, the bulb-of percussion has been removed, but the nature of the ripples suggest that it would have been located at the narrow end.
The tool measures 64.2mm long, 30.2mm wide and 14mm thick. The weight is 19.68g.
*See also: BH-D7D6B1, BH-D80626, BH-D85097, BH-2C8256, BH-2DC9D5, BH-2E2601, BH-2E5412, BH-2E7BB6, BH-2EA041, BH-2EB740, BH-2ECED3, BH-2F2323, BH-2F74C0, BH-2FA0C8, BH-2FCA68, BH-2FEC65, BH-301025, BH-303421, BH-304DB2, BH-305CD4, BH-307338, BH-30A518, BH-30BA93, BH-30D1D6, BH-56E0B2. | Subjects: | End and side 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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