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Description: | A knapped flint side scraper. The scraper is a mottled dark grey colour. In plan it is a sub-ovalshape. The dorsal face has retouch along one long edge. The retouch is formed by long, narrow parallel negative scars which have been pressure flaked. The ventral face (smooth face) has no retouch, but has concentric rings and the bulb of percussion. The scraper, with the striking platform at the top, is 21.18mm long and is 32.44mm wide. It weighs 6.8g.The side scraper probably dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age periods, c. 3500 to 1500 B.C.
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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