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Description: | A complete flint scraper of Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The lithic is sub rectangular in profile, the proximal edge has been abruptly blunted and there is a slight notch in the right hand edge. The dorsal surface contains five predominant negative scars there is a small amount of retained cortex towards the right hand side and there is retouch to the distal, left and right hand edges. The ventral surface is smooth with some shallow ripples of percussion running from the proximal to distal end. A minor amount of flaking is present as a continuation of the retouch to the distal, left and right hand edges.The flint is a light grey in colour with cream inclusions throughout. The cortex is a dark cream in colour.
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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