Description: | A flint Side and end scraper of late Neolithic to early Bronze Age (Beaker period) date. Part of a large assemblage of Mesolithic to Bronze Age flintwork*.The tool is made from a large sub-oval flake. The dorsal surface has a flat platform, by which it would have been held. The convex outer edge has been invasively re-touched on the end and down one of the sides. The bulb scar is located at the proximal end of the ventral side. The surfaces retain some original cortex. The flint is dark grey in colour.The tool measures 34.1mm long, 29.7mm wide and 8.7mm thick. The weight is 12.67g.*See also: BH-D7D6B1, BH-D80626, 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-305CD4, BH-307338, BH-30A518, BH-30BA93, BH-30D1D6, BH-56E0B2.
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