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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Mesolithic date, circa 9000 - 4000 BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a secondary flake which is D-shaped in section and ovate in plan. The edges of the implement are rounded with steep retouch present. The ventral surface is smooth and the bulb of percussion and striking platform remain. The dorsal surface is irregular having had long flakes removed and displays negative scars and corresponding arises. A small patch of cortex is retained.The flint is a light greyish colour. The implement is 60.5mm long, 22.3mm wide, 10.5mm thick and weighs 16.8g.Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive than other artefact types. In the Mesolithic period scrapers tend to be based on blades or elongated flakes. Retouch is often limited to the end only.
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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