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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic date, circa 3500 - 2100 BC. The implement is a large crude scraper formed from a tertiary flake which is pointed ovate in plan and section. Both surfaces are irregular with the dorsal surface retaining its cortex. Minimal retouch is present around the edges. The flint is a dark grey colour with lighter inclusions. The implement is 84.5mm long, 62.6mm wide, 18.7mm thick and weighs 89g.Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive than other artefact types.
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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