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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-lozenge shaped in plan with a D-shaped section. The ventral surface is smooth with faint ripples of percussion radiating from a bulb of percussion. The dorsal surface has two negative scars with corresponding arises and a patch, roughly 25%, is coated in a thick cream coloured cortex. Retouch is present along the distal edge of the implement where the sides are very steep.The flint is a mid orangey-brown colour with lighter inclusions. The implement is 44.5mm long, 29.1mm wide, 10.7mm thick and weighs 14.2g.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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