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Description: | Complete prehistoric flint scraper manufactured from a flake. Length 59mm, width 49mm and 10mm thick. Weight 38.57g. The proximal end has a relatively large striking platform and the ventral surface is in the form of a bulb of percussssion. there is no secondary working on this surface. At the central part of the dorsal surface is a negative bulb of percussion and the entire edge of this surface has been knapped to form a working edge. A small area of cortex survives at the distal end of the dorsal surface. The flint is a mottled creamy/grey colour. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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