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Description: | Knapped flint scraper of later Neolithic (2900-2000 BC). The scraper is broadly oval in plan and lentoid in cross section being formed from a tertiary flake; possibly debitage. The upper / dorsal face of the scraper exhibits a series of irregular flake scars suggesting that this piece has been removed from a larger flake and been subsequently reused. The lower / ventral face shows a clear striking platform, bulb of percussion and a series of conchoidal ripples. The edges of the dorsal face have all be retouched with indirect percussion, all the flakes relatively neat and well spaced creating a serrated edge. Three of the four edges are retouched the fourth consists of the bulb of percussion. This suggests that the flake would have been used as a scraper, possibly best described as a thumb nail scraper. The flake is a mid grey cream colour with a thick white surface patina. The flake measures 26.8mm length, 18.8mm width, is 5.9mm thick and weighs 3.00 grams.
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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