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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 plan and D-shaped in section. The ventral surface is irregular with numerous steep flakes having been removed from the edges and a large void is created in the centre by an imperfection in the flint. The bulb of percussion and striking platform no longer remain. The dorsal surface is rounded and display steep extensive retouch along all edges.The flint is a dark grey colour with some lighter inclusions and the dorsal surface retains around 80% of its cortex. The implement is 45.6mm long, 62.8mm wide, 14.5mm thick and weighs 54.5g.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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