|
Date: |
|
Description: | Small secondary flake which has been utilised as a scraper of probable earlier Neolithic date (3500BC - 2500BC). The flint flake is sub-oval in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. The bulb of percussion is complete and the area of secondary reworking (retouch) covers the right hand and lower edge of the flake. It seems likely that this flake was a by-product (or waste flake) of tool making as there is a small amount of cortex (rough outer skin of the flint nodule) on the artefact. This area cortex covers less than 15% of the total surface area suggesting that this flake was produced during the second phase of tool production. Further evidence of this is visible on the rear of the flake where a number of scars are visible. These were probably formed in the roughing out stage of tool production. The areas of retouch are extensive and have been applied to both sides of the flake. to a small area on the right hand side of the flake and is applied to both sides of the flake. There are also a number of small scars on the flake presumably caused by damage in the plough soil.
The flint flake is a mid grey colour with a number of lighter and darker seams running through it. When held up to the light a number of flaws can be seen in the flint. This suggests that it might have come from a riverine or glacial source rather than from an area where flint occurs more frequently. This type of tool is typical of the Shropshire area as sites for procuring flint are limited. This results in primary and secondary waste flakes being reused to make tools such as this scraper. | 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 | Temporal: | -3500
-2500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
FLAKE
Small flint flake of probable…
-
FLAKE
Small flint flake of probable…
-
-
|