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Description: | A possible knapped flint scraper. The scraper is an asymmetrical sub oval in plan. The ventral surface has a single negative flake scar, and conchoidal rings, bulb of percussion, a bulbar scar and striking platform. The dorsal surface has a multiple negative flake scars with some re-touch around a portion of the lower curved edge of the scraper. The flint is a mottled mid and dark grey colour. Along one edge the break may be more recent than prehistoric. It measures 33.58mm long and 27.43mm wide. It weighs 8.3g.
The scraper is probably prehistoric, possibly dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age (-3500 to -1500). | 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
-1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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