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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Mesolithic date, circa 9000 - 4000 BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a primary flake which is sub-D-shaped in both plan and section. The bulb of percussion and striking platform no longer remain and minimal working is present except for along the distal edge which has been steeply worked to form the scraping edge. The dorsal surface retains its cortex.The flint is a light greyish colour. The implement is 26.6mm long, 10.9mm wide, 6.6mm thick and weighs 2.2g.Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive than other artefact types. In the Mesolithic period scrapers tend to be based on blades or elongated flakes. Retouch is often limited to the end only.
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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