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Description: | A Neolithic (3,500-2,100BC) flint scraper, possibly a horseshoe scraper. The scraper has been made on a secondary with cortex remaining (approximately 5%) along the length of one of the mesial edges. Fine retouch extends along the right edge and around the distal end. The tool has been struck parallel to the retouched edge. The striking platform has no retouch. Several thinning flakes are visible on the dorsal surface. The ventral surface has a single bulb of percussion and bulbar scar. Black glassy flint with inclusions.Dimensions: length 27.98mm; width 32.93mm; thickness 5.65mm; weight 7.82g.
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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