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Description: | A complete knapped / worked flint scraper, of Late Neolithic dating (2900 BC to 2000 BC).The scraper is broadly semi circular in plan and rectangular in cross section being formed from a tertiary flake; possibly debitage. The upper / dorsal face of the scraper exhibits a series of irregular flake scars suggesting that this piece has been removed from a larger flake and been subsequently reused. The striking platform and the bulb of percussion are no longer present on the lower / ventral face, having been removed by a hinge fracture. The edges of the dorsal face have all be retouched with indirect percussion, all the flakes relatively neat and well spaced creating a serrated edge. Three of the four edges are retouched. This suggests that the flake would have been used as a scraper, possibly best described as a thumb nail scraper. The flake is a mid brown colour, with little surface patination. The flake measures 29.0 mm in length, 34.1 mm wide and is 6.1 mm thick. It weighs 7.8 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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