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Description: | Flint semi-circular scraper, semi-circular in plan and profile and sub-rectangular in section, with unifacial retouch on the left margin from the proximal end to the distal end of the dorsal face, with flakes taken off the distal end and the right margin to create a straight edge, and a thick chunk of rough cortex covering the proximal end.The colour of the flint is a mottled light brown to light grey, and the colour and texture of the cortex remaining at the proximal end, suggests that the flake was derived from local beach flint. Almost half of the scraper is covered in patination, creating the look of another layer of material, but this is due to alteration of the silica by thermal change, and there is also a small line of iron staining along the edge of the patination on the ventral face.Bond (2004) illustrates a similar scrapers on pages 132 & 141, Figs.5.118 & 5.127, Nos.F9 & 8 which are dated from the Neolithic period.Butler (2005) illustrates a similar scraper on page 128, Fig.53, No.5, which is dated from the Neolithic period.
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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