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Description: | A complete flint notched scraper of Mesolithic date (7000-4000 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile and concavo-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The proximal, distal and partial right hand edges have been abruptly blunted. The left hand edge has semi-abrupt retouch. The right hand edge also contains a retouched notched aspect towards the proximal end. The ventral surface is smooth with shallow ripples of percussion emanating from the proximal end. The lithic has no retained cortex making this a tertiary flake.The flint is a mid-grey in colour with cream inclusions throughout.
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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