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Description: | A complete flint scraper of Neolithic to Bronze Age date (3500 BC - 800 BC). Length: 36.1mm; width: 36.4mm and 10.6mm thick. Weight: 13.05g.The tool has been made from a secondary flake. It is white patinated overall, except for a small area of cortex. The ventral face is in the form of a large bulb of percussion with associated ripples and percussion scar. At the proximal end there is a substantial striking platform. The dorsal face has a large central negative bulb of percussion with cortex along the left hand edge. The right hand edge has been retouched and is in the form of short semi-abrupt flaking. The implement can be classified as a side-scraper.
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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DEBITAGE
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