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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic date, circa 3500 - 2100 BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a primary flake which is ovate in both plan and section. The ventral surface is irregular with fracturing around the edges while the dorsal surface is smooth retaining its cortex. Shallow retouch is present along the curved edge of the flake.The flint is a light grey colour with lighter inclusions. The implement is 32.6mm long, 24.7mm wide, 10.8mm thick and weighs 9.9g.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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