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Description: | A late Neolithic to early Bronze Age flint scraper.
The tool is sub-oval in plan and abruptly re-touched. A transverse flake has been removed from the dorsal surface in order to create a platform for the thumb. Other than this, much of the original cortex remains. Re-touch is limited to the convex proximal end, although close inspection of the ventral surface shows a narrow flake removal scar extending from the distal end and there is some associated re-touch at this point. At the opposing, proximal, end is a bulb-of-percussion. The flint is heavily patinated on the dorsal surface but an unpatinated dark greyish-brown on the ventral surface.
The tool measures 35.3mm long, 29.5mm wide and 13mm thick. The weight is 15.64g. | 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 |
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