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Description: | A flint scraper probably Neolithic in date (c. 4500-1500 BC). On the dorsal surface of the flint many previously flakes have been removed. However, 10% of the flint is still covered with cortex. The left edge (where the cortex is) has not been reworked. The right edge has been reworked to form what would have been a sharp edge. This edge appears to have been worked in such a way to make the scraper into a thumb scraper. But the work remains largely unfinished. The striking platform and the bulb of percussion have both been removed by later flaking. The ventral surface is unworked but the ripples from the original blow are still evident. The flint is worn and the sharp edges are abraded.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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