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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic date, circa 3500 - 2100 BC. The implement is a scraper which has been formed from a primary flake which is ovate in both plan and section. The ventral surface is irregular with numerous flakes of differing sizes having been removed. The bulb of percussion and striking platform no longer remain. The dorsal surface display extensive retouch along all edges.The flint is a dark grey colour with some lighter inclusions and the dorsal surface retains around 50% of its cortex. The implement is 53.1mm long, 49.4mm wide, 14.2mm thick and weighs 38.6g.Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive than other artefact types though rounded and disc scrapers are usually attributed to the Neolithic period. 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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