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Description: | A largely complete disc scraper, fabricated from a broad, squat flint flake, probably from the later neolithic or early bronze age. In plan the scraper is broadly circular, with a flat striking platform at the proximal end. In profile, the scraper has two convex sides which meet at the distal end, with the flat striking platform at the proximal end. The convex ventral face is formed by a bulb of percussion with a bulbar scar at the proximal end, and gentle ripples of the conchoidal fracture visible towards the distal end. There are some fractures on the perimeter of the ventral face, but this face does not appear to have been retouched to any great degree. On the dorsal face there is a concentration of scars below the striking platform - probably from the preparation of the platform, and a series of unidirectional scars below these. Also on the dorsal face, there is retouch around much of the circumference (excluding the striking platform), and notches, most notably one at the distal end which may be damage rather than deliberately fashioned.The scraper is 31.0mm long, 35.3mm wide, with a maximum thickness of 10.9 mm. The scraper has a mass of 11.4mm. The flint has a patchy grey/brown/cream colour. The scraper can be described as a disc scraper, and is probably from the later neolithic/early bronze age.
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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