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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Bronze Age date, circa 2350 - 800 BC. The implement is a large and crude scraper formed from a secondary flake which is sub-D-shaped in plan and ovate in section. Both surfaces are irregular with numerous flakes having been removed and a small patch of cortex is retained on the dorsal surface. Some semi-invasive retouch is present along the distal edge.The flint is a mid grey colour with lighter inclusions and iron staining. The implement is 50.4mm long, 56.7mm wide, 13.6mm thick and weighs 36.7g.Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive than other artefact types. They had many different functions 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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