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Description: | A group of eleven flint scrapers of Mesolithic and Neolithic date. They are described in the order they are photographed:Top row, left to right:1. 13.9mm long, 10.2mm wide, 3.42mm thick, 0.5g. A fragment of a scraper. The left edge is abruptly retouched. The flint is dark grey and is partially patinated. 2. 13.71mm long, 11.68mm wide, 3.39mm thick. 0.66g. A fragment of a side scraper formed on the end of a blade. The proximal end is rounded and has platform preparation. The left edge is retouched very finely.Middle row, left to right:3. 10.26mm long, 9.6mm wide, 2.34mm thick. 0.24g. A fragment of a scraper. The right side is retouched on a shallow angle. 4. 12.38mm long, 14.2mm wide, 3.8mm thick. 0.75g. fragment of a side scraper formed on the end of a blade. The proximal end is rounded and has platform preparation and a bulbar scar. The left edge is retouched semi-abruptly from the ventral face. 5. 22.7mm long, 14.29mm wide, 2.89mm thick. 1.08g. Formed on buff coloured flint which is partially patinated, this scraper has cortex surviving at the proximal end of the left side and has semi-abrupt retouch along the right side and distal left side. 6. 18.6mm long, 14.8mm wide, 4.48mm thick, 1.61g. A side scraped formed on the proximal end of a blade formed of poor quality patinated flint. There is abrupt retouch on the left side. 7. 26mm long, 26.4mm wide, 7.03mm thick, 4.76g. Scraper formed on poor quality partially patinated flint. The proximal end is cortex. The distal end and distal left side have abrupt retouch. The distal right side is broken.Bottom row, left to right:8. 32.8mm long, 15.74mm wide, 6.41mm thick. 3.17g. Formed on tan coloured flint with cortex on the left dorsal face, this scraper has slight, very fine retouch on the right edge. 9. 26.7mm long, 28.8mm wide, 4.71mm thick, 3.93g. Formed on poor quality completely patinated flint, this scraper has shallow angled retouch on the distal end from the ventral face. 10. 24.4mm long, 15.8mm wide, 2.27mm thick, 1.14g. This very thin flake has cortex on the left dorsal face. Both edges have abrupt retouch. It is translucent pale grey flint. 11. 26.88mm long, 21.43mm wide, 4.55mmm thick, 2.07g. This flake has cortex on the left dorsal face, and a notch in the right side. The notch has abrupt retouch.
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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