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Description: | A probable knapped flint scraper, made from a mottled light to mid grey colour. The scraper is sub-oval in plan. The dorsal surface has three large, parallel negative flake scars. The ventral surface has a single negative flake scar which is particular domed in profile. This surface has conchoidal rings, bulb of percussion and the striking platform. However, one edge has small scars where re-touch has occurred to form the scraper. Unusually these scars occur on the dorsal surface but perhaps due to the domed nature of this surface this provides a suitable angle for a scraper. The surface of the scraper has a slightly waxy texture. It measures 30.68mm long and 25.1mm wide. It weighs 7.4g.
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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