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Description: | A lithic thumb side scraper of Neolithic date designed to be held between your thumb and forefinger. The object is tear drop in shape and rectangular in section with the edges showing signs of being worked. The ventral surface is smooth with ripples of percussion present and the dorsal surface is flat and the worked edges are fairly steep and heavily worked. The striking platform and bulb of percussion no longer remain but ripples of percussion can still be seen on both surfaces.The flint is a mid brownish-black colour with some lighter inclusions and a small patch of cortex re-growth along the pointed edge. The implement is 51.3mm long, 26.3mm wide, 8.1mm thick and weighs 10.9g.
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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