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Description: | Small secondary flake which has been utilised as a scraper of probable Neolithic date (3500BC - 2100BC). The flint flake is sub-rectangular in plan and profile. The bulb of percussion is visible but incomplete due to secondary working. The lower left hand side and lower edge of the flake have been reworked (retouch). 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. The areas of retouch are extensive and have been 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 orange brown 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. The flake / scraper measures 31.9mm length, 30.9mm width, is 4.5mm thick and weighs 5.2 grams.
Flint tools from Shropshire are relatively rare compared to other areas of the country. This flint is likely to have come from a riverine or glacial source if made locally. The reuse of waste flake for tools is relatively common in this area which suggests the importance of flint as a resource. This is part of a larger flint assemblage from the Wem area. See records: | 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
-2100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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