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Description: | Neolithic scraper; worked flint semi-circular scraper of Neolithic date. The scraper is worked on a primary flake with a large area of cortex on one face and over the striking platform. The cortex face has a large number of scars from secondary flakes and retouch, forming a steep retouch edge around the two sides and, to a lesser extent, the bottom of the scraper. The other face has no retouch but shows the bulb of percussion at the striking platform at the top. The flint is of brown-blue colour and the unworked face has patinated to a blue-white opacity.Length 18.8mm, width 24.6mm, thickness 7.9mm, weight 4.35g
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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