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Description: | A knapped flint scraper. The flint is a dark grey/brown colour. In plan it is a sub-oval shape. The dorsal face (the face with the most scars) has retouch around the side and lower edges, the upper edge forms a flat striking platform. The retouch is formed by long, narrow parallel negative scars. The angle of the retouch is c. 60 degrees. The ventral face (smooth face) has no retouch, but has concentric rings. The scraper, with the striking platform at the top, is 27.38mm long and is 25.66mm wide. It weighs 8.45g. The scraper dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, c. 2500 to 1500 B.C.
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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