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Description: | 3 Scrapers
Late Neolithic
1, Length 26mm, width 30mm, depth 11.5mm,
2, Length 25mm, width 23mm, depth 7mm
3, Length 24mm, width 20mm, depth 9.5mm
1, End and side scraper, no bulb of percussion on the ventral. Flaking scars cover the dorsal, the top edge is curved and the right sides is convex the left is concave, the top and right edges have been retouched so that they have high abrupt edges with stepped, long direct flaking, scars, the left side is abrupt. Grey colour with a large dark grey patch and lighter grey patches.
2, End scraper, the ventral is covered with flaking scars removing the bulb. The dorsal has one arise, blade down either side, the right blade has inverse retouch that is low angled, short, and scaled. The retouch on the end that forms the scraper is a later feature, this retouch has an abrupt angle, stepped, long flakes. The flint has a light grey patina with both lighter and darker patches. The retouch for the scraper has removed the patina exposing mid grey flint.
3, End and side scraper, bulb of percussion on the ventral. Flaking scars cover much of the dorsal, the top edge is curved. Retouch along the top and left sides comprising of a high abrupt edge along the top, semi-abrupt down the side, both with stepped, long direct flaking, scars. Light Grey colour with dark grey mottling and creamy/orange patches. | 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 | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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