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Description: | Complete mottled grey patinated flint scraper. Length 51mm, width 44mm and 11mm thick. Weight 27.70g.The scraper is sub-round in plan and viewed from the left side, it has a mild S-shaped profile. A small lozenge-shaped striking platform consists of a whitish coloured cortex. The ventral side comprises a single, positive, flake surface and the dorsal side has three negative flake scars. Secondary working is restricted to the dorsal side. The edges of the dorsal side have all been re-touched except for a short distance either side of the striking platform. The distal end has been worked to form a steep oblique angle. | 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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