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Description: | A Portland chert sub-discoidal scraper. A hard hammer struck secondary flake of opaque Portland chert with an unusual deep red-brown semi-gloss patina. It has a wide striking platform at the proximal end. On the ventral face is a pronounced bulb of percussionand indistinct waves. The dorsal face has several multi-directional flaking scars. There is a projecting "beak" of off-white cortex on the left dorsal margin. Along the dorsal edge and right dorsal margin there is evidence for steep retouch, forming the flake into a scraper. THe retouch has created a somewhat irregular edge which has been further modified by minor damage at alater date.Date: Mesolithic to Early Bronze AgeDimensions: 44 mm x 47.5 mm x 16 mmWeight: 26 g
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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