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Description: | A flint scraper dating to the Mesolithic period, c. 8500 BC to 3800 BC.The object is sub-rectangular in plan. The surface on one side is very uneven with evidence for numerous strikes. The other side has three facets with the largest showing the bulb of percussion. One of the long sides of the object has evidence for pronounced retouching creating a saw-like effect. The flint is a greyish brown in colour with the white cortex showing through in some areas.
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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