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Description: | A lithic thumb scraper of Neolithic date designed to be held between your thumb and forefinger. The object is roughly oval in shape and pointed oval in section with the edges showing signs of being worked. The dorsal surface is flat and the worked edge is fairly shallow. The striking platform and bulb of percussion no longer remain but ripples of percussion can still be seen.The flint is a dark bluish-grey colour with some lighter flaws. The ventral face of the flake is partially covered by a dark greyish-brown cortex. The implement is 40.8mm long and weighs 13.2g.
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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