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Description: | A crude flint microlith of Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. The scraper appears to have been created on an older flake, which has been reused at a later date. The flake is long, thin and curved in shape. It is a secondary flake with chalky (possibly nodular) cortex remaining along one side. The flint is mid grey-brown in colour, but with an extensive lighter, milky patina. Semi-abrupt, inavasive, scaled retouch along the left edge of the dorsal face has clearly removed this patina, suggesting that the flake must have been created, deposited and later reused. The flake was created using a hard hammer and there are perhaps signs of platform preparation on at the proximal end of the dorsal face.Length: 29.48mm, Width: 13.70mm, Thickness: 6.40mm, Weight: 2.58g
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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