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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic date. The implement is a scraper, designed to be held between the thumb and forefinger, which is sub-ovate in plan with an ovate section. The ventral surface is smooth with ripples of percussion radiating from a large bulb. The dorsal surface is completely coated in cortex except for a few patches around the edges which have been removed through retouch which extends along all edges.The flint is a dark blackish-brown colour with lighter inclusions. The implement is 41.2mm long, 38.6mm wide, 13.9mm thick and weighs 20.3g.Scrapers had many different functions in the Neolithic as they were very useful tools and were employed, for example, for skinning animals, removing the fatty deposit from hinds and much more.
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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