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Description: | Two flint scrapers formed on secondary debitage (from the second phase of tool making) dating from the Neolithic - possibly earlier Neolithic - period (3500-2100 BC). Both scrapers are formed on good quality chalk derived flint - not commonly seen in assemblages from the Marches.The larger scraper is formed from a blade like flake, the ventral face shows the striking platform, point and bulb of percussion and areas of conchoidal ripples. At the base of the flake it has been snapped at the point of a significant flaw in the matrix (a white / grey shaped inclusion). The dorsal face has a large area of cortex above which is an area of neat regular retouch - applied on only the upper face. The opposite long edge is similarly retouched creating a long serrated cutting edge. This example is likely to date from the earlier Neolithic (3500 - 2900 BC)This scraper measures 49.6mm length, 25.0mm width, is 8.2mm thick and weighs 9.42 gramsThe smaller scraper is formed from an irregular debitage flake which has been deliberately snapped on the lower edge. The tip and side of the dorsal face is heavily retouched with detailed and finely applied secondary reworking, most probably using pressure flaking. The cutting / scraping edge has been removed by abrasion but is likely to have been serrated. The ventral face has conchoidal ripples present but the bulb of percussion has been removed through snapping. As this scraper is formed on a true flake but does not exhibit bi-facial working a mid - later Neolithic date is preferred (2900 - 2100 BC)This scraper measures 28.5mm length, 19.3mm width, is 7.2mm thick and weighs 4.95 gramsThey have a bulk weight of 14.37 grams | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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