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Description: | A knapped chert Neolithic scraper on debitage. In plan the scraper is an asymmetrical semi-circle. The dorsal face has a convex scar with retouch around the lower curved edge, the distal end. The retouch is formed by small negative scars. The angle of the retouch is c. 50 degrees. The ventral face (smooth face) has a slight bulb of percussion. The scraper is knapped from a mottled dark grey/brown chert. The scraper, with the striking platform at the top, is 17.33mm long and is 28.68mm wide. It weighs 4g.The scraper is probably a thumbnail or button scraper and dates to the Neolithic period, c. 3500 to 2100 B.C.
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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