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Description: | A complete flint end and side scraper of Mesolithic date (9500-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile with a minor amount of retained cortex on the dorsal distal right hand edge. The dorsal surface contains four predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises and there is retouch to the distal and left hand edges. The ventral surface is smooth and slightly concave with ripples of percussion running towards the proximal end. The flint is a mid grey in colour with dark grey and cream inclusions throughout. The cortex is a mid brown in colour.Length: 46.33mmWidth: 26.75mmThickness: 7.52mmWeight: 12.38g
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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