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Description: | A flint End scraper of probable early Neolithic date. Part of an assemblage of flintwork - see also BH-0D19A7, BH-0ED854, BH-0DBDF7, BH-0EF897, BH-0F18A3 and BH-0F36A1.
The tool has been made from a broad, sub-rectangular flint flake. Both of the shorter ends have been retouched to form slightly convex scraping edges. The most heavily worked end has a steep outer face formed by a regular line of pressure flaking, plus some possible grinding; the opposite end is also steep, but is irregular. The right and left hand edges have also been ground and retouched to a lesser extent. The dorsal surface has a single vertial arrise, while the reverse has diffuse bulb-scars; the bulb-of-percussion has been removed. The flint is a patinated light bluish-grey colour.
The tool measures 49.4mm long, 40.4mm wide and 10.5mm thick. The weight is 27.12g. | Subjects: | Flint 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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