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Description: | A crudely knapped flint flake, retouched to form a thumbnail scraper, probably dating to the late Neolithic-early Bronze Age (2500-1500 BC). The scraper is sub-triangular in plan, with a very pointed proximal end; the point could have been used as a further tool, perhaps a piercer. The distal end of the dorsal face shows 45-degree angle of retouch, with larger than usual removals interspersed with some smaller ones. The ventral face retains a very large bulb towards its centre, with no ripples or platform discernible. There is some possible evidence of retouch on the distal end of the ventral face, although it is only in a small portion of the scraping edge, perhaps indicating wear rather than retouch. Most of the scraper has an even light grey patina, with some darker flint in one place and some orange and red strips of discolouration near the proximal end on both faces. The scraper measures 43.4 mm long, 36.61 mm wide, 8.9 mm thick and weighs 16.77 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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