Description: | A sub-oval flint scraper of late Neolithic to early Bronze Age (Beaker period) date. Part of a large assemblage of Mesolithic to Bronze Age flintwork*.The dorsal surface has a flat, angled platform, by which the tool would have been held, and retains a small amount of cortex. The convex outer edge has been invasively re-touched on all but the flatish bottom edge. This re-touch includes an apprently deliberately created notch, close to the mid point of the upper edge. The bulb-of-percussion has been removed from the ventral side but the direction of the ripples suggest it was located at the bottom left hand corner.The tool measures 29.6mm high, 37mm wide and 6.1mm thick. The weight is 8.65g.*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-304DB2, BH-307338, BH-30A518, BH-30BA93, BH-30D1D6, BH-56E0B2.
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