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Description: | Six flint scrapers of probable Neolithic to early Bronze Age date.1. Length: 30.39mm, Width: 24.44mm, Thickness: 6.20mm, Weight: 3.14gIrregularly shaped tertiary flake, with one large flaking scar on the dorsal face. Semi-abrupt, long, subparallel retouch along the left edge of the dorsal face, becoming shorter towards the distal end. There is a protruding point in the centre of the right edge of the dorsal face. Above this, towards the distal end, the side curves inwards and has abrupt, short, subparallel retouch. The bulb is prominent and the butt is small. The flint is brown in colour, with a shiny patina that has milky white speckles in places.2. Length: 28.07mm, Width: 22.49mm, Thickness: 9.13mm, Weight: 6.30gA small, roughly semi-circular scraper, that has been highly worked given its small size. Secondary flake with a small amount ot cortex remaining in the centre of the dorsal face. There is abrupt and crossed abrupt, long to invasive, scaled retouch along the proximal and left edges of the dorsal face. At the distal end this becomes semi-abrupt and more invasive. Along the right edge it becomes much shorter. The bulb and ripple lines on the ventral face are fairly diffuse and a section of the bulb has been removed via a small flake. The butt is quite small, but has been completely retouched.3. Length: 37.92mm, Width: 25.33mm, Thickness: 10.58mm, Weight: 9.68gA long side scraper on a tertiary flake. The left edge of the dorsal face curves outwards. Along it is very short, semi-abrupt, sub-parallel retouch. The right edge and proximal end are very uneven. The bulb and butt have largely been removed, but the ripple lines on the ventral face appear to be fairly diffuse. The tip of the distal end is missing and as the edge is quite sharp, this may have broken away following deposition. The flint is grey and buff coloured, with a shiny patina.4. Length: 34.89mm, Width: 25.66mm, Thickness: 6.73mm, Weight: 6.11gA long side scraper on a tertiary flake. There are two long, thin flaking scars on the dorsal face. Along the right edge is low angle, short, scaled retouch, but this has created a slightly serrated edge. Along the left edge, towards the distal end, is low angle, long, stepped retouch. The tip of the distal end is missing and the fracture is laminated. The butt and ripple lines are prominent. The butt is small. The flint is light, milky grey in colour, with an orange patina developing in places.5. Length: 49.56mm, Width: 32.10mm, Thickness: 10.57mm, Weight: 21.34gA large side and end scraper on a secondary flake. Rough, pebble cortex covers about 60-70% of the left side of the dorsal face. There is semi-abrupt, short, scaled retouch along the right edge, becoming longer towards the distal end. This continues around the curved distal end, becoming abrupt. the bulb is fairly prominent. To the left of the distal end is a small spur, with a slight notch to one side. The butt is very small in size. The flint is yellow-brown in colour, with a fairly shiny patina.
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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