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Description: | A flint thumbnail scraper. This flint is a short and broad tool, following the late Neolithic transition from altering blades, to using more chunky pieces of flint with abrupt retouch. The retouch is on the sides and distal edges. There are also flaking scars on the dorsal face. It has a white patina with some brown inclusions and feels grainy, maybe being chert rather than flint. It measures 20.23mm x 21.26mm x 7.89mm thick, weighing 3.73g. This flint is late Neolithic or Bronze Age in date. For an example see Chris Butler's 'Prehistoric flintwork', fig. 70.1,2.
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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