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Description: | A knapped flint, or more likely chert, late Neolithic or early Bronze Age scraper. In plan the scraper is sub oval. In profile the scraper is straight with the distal end having quite abrupt re-touch. The proximal end on the dorsal face appears to have damage, but it did not occur recently as the patina covers these scars. The dorsal face has abrupt retouch around the curved distal end. The retouch is formed mainly by long, narrow parallel negative scars, with some abrasive damage occurring at the fine edge. The angle of the retouch is c. 80 degrees. The ventral face has a bulb of percussion with no bulbar scars and concentric rings visible. The scraper is knapped from a light mottled grey chert or flint which is of poor quality for knapping. The scraper, with the striking platform at the top, is 25.56mm long and is 33.74mm wide. It weighs 10.7g.The scraper is probably a thumbnail or button scraper and dates to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age periods, c. 2500 to 1500 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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