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Description: | Flint 'end' scraper of probable Neolithic date (3500-2100 BC). The flint flake is broad and squat being broadly sub-rectangular in plan and sub-rectangular (D shaped) in cross section. It measures 44.4mm length, 39.3mm width, is 15.9mm thick and weighs 24.1 grams. The bulb of percussion on the reverse face has been removed by flaking. Evidence for retouch or secondary working can be seen on front end / edge of the flake; these facets are small neat and regular. They form a broad semi-circular cutting / scraping edge. The other edges on the sides and top of the flake have not been re-worked. There is a large hinge fracture on the reverse of the flake. There is no cortex present on the flake which suggests this scraper has been formed from a tertiary flake. The flint is a mid mottled grey colour with a slight abraded surface. End scrapers are seen as being a utility domestic scraping toolFlint tools from Shropshire are relatively rare compared to other areas of the country. This flint is likely to have come from a riverine or glacial source if made locally. This is part of a larger flint assemblage from the Wem area. See records:
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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