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Description: | A good example of a flint End and side scraper of early Neolithic date. Part of a large assemblage of Mesolithic to Bronze Age flintwork*.The tool has been made from a broad flake and has a convex scraping edge, parallel vertical sides and a horizontal bottom edge. The flake removal scars on the dorsal surface suggest the flake came from a broad blade core, the horizontal edge probably being part of the original core platform. The re-touching is concentrated on the convex top edge but there is also (mostly non-invasive) re-touch to the right hand vertical edge (as you look at it); below a small section of cortex on the left hand vertical edge are several deliberately created 'teeth'. The bulb-of percussion has been removed from the ventral side. The flint is a lightly patinated greyish-white colour.The tool measures 47.4mm long, 31.9mm wide and 8mm thick. The weight is 17.93g.*See also: BH-D7D6B1, BH-D85097, BH-2C8256, BH-2DC9D5, BH-2E2601, BH-2E5412, BH-2E7BB6, BH-2EA041, BH-2EB740, BH-2ECED3, BH-2F2323, BH-2F74C0, BH-2FA0C8, BH-2FCA68, BH-2FEC65, BH-301025, BH-303421, BH-304DB2, BH-305CD4, BH-307338, BH-30A518, BH-30BA93, BH-30D1D6, BH-56E0B2.
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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