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Description: | A complete flint notched scraper of Neolithic date (4000-2350 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile and is concavo-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains a single predominant negative scar and retains cortex along the length of the left hand edge. The proximal edge has been abruptly blunted and the distal, left and right hand edges contain fine, semi-abrupt retouch. There is a notched/ semi-circular recess in the mesial portion of the right hand edge. The ventral surface is smooth, slightly concave with a small bulb of percussion situated at the proximal end with shallow ripples of percussion emanating from it. The lithic retains some cortex and is therefore a secondary flake.The flint is a light brown in colour with cream and dark grey inclusions throughout. The cortex is a mid-brown in colour.
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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