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Description: | A complete knapped flint circular scraper (that appears to have been adapted from a core rejuvenation flake, dating to the Neolithic period between 4000 - 2200 BC (diameter: 19mm; thickness/ height: 12mm; weight: 4.6g).There is no indication of a bulb of percussion or ripples/ 'lunettes' on the ventral side of the scraper, and there are multiple arrises on the dorsal side. The retouched edge appears around the circumference of the artefact, with large and more extensive retouched areas down one side in particular.The form of circular scrapers is found across a broader date range from the Earlier Neolithic - Later Neolithic, with the retouched areas being typically abrupt, invasive and can be scale flaked (Inizan et al, 1992, 'Technology of Knapped Stone. Préhistoire de la Pierre Taillée Tome 3).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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