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Description: | Flint scraper formed on tertiary debitage flake (from the third and final phase of tool making) dating from the Neolithic period (3500-2100 BC). The scraper is formed from a squat triangular flake of poor quality flint. The ventral face shows conchoidal ripples but the striking platform, point and bulb of percussion have been removed through snapping. The dorsal face has a number of irregular and regular flake scars. The two long edges and tip have been reworked / retouched with small neat regular flakes creating a cutting / scraping serrated edges. Modern abrasion / plough roll has removed some of this. The retouching of the edges is limited to the dorsal face only. The style and application of the retouch is reminiscent of thumbnail scrapers. This example is particularly well made with a flat / slightly dished platform on the upper dorsal face that would have enabled the scraper to have been held conformably during use.This scraper measures 28.0mm length, 18.1mm width, is 3.3mm thick and weighs 2.36 grams | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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