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Description: | A knapped flint round or larger thumbnail scraper, probably dating to either Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500 BC-1500 BC). The lithic implement is discoidal with a thick quadrilateral cross-section. The scraper has a platform of percussion, large bulb of percussion and light rippled on the ventral face. The entire perimeter of the dorsal face has been heavily retouched at an abrupt (nearly 90-degree) angle, with larger retouch being further shaped by smaller retouch at the scraping edge. A small portion of cortex remains on one side, perhaps to facilitate an individual's grip on the tool. The flint material itself is of a dark grey-medium gray colour, with some natural inclusions. It measures 34.2 mm diameter, 12 mm maximum thickness and weighs 20.7 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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