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Description: | A complete flint thumbnail scraper of Neolithic date (4000-2350 BC). The lithic is sub-ovate in profile. The dorsal surface contains invasive parallel flaking across the distal end and several large negative scars across the remaining surfaced. Only a minor amount of cortex is retained across the mesial section. All edges contain abrupt retouch. The ventral surface contains one minor negative scar situated over a small bulb of percussion at the proximal end. There are some shallow ripples of percussion emanating from the proximal end.The flint is a dark grey in colour with infrequent cream and black inclusions throughout. The cortex is a light brown in colour.
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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