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Description: | A complete flint side scraper of Neolithic date (2700-2350 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile. The dorsal surface is covered with retained cortex making this a primary flake. The proximal, distal and right hand edge have been abruptly blunted. The left hand edge contains some minor, scaled flaking and semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface is slightly concave and smooth with shallow ripples of percussion emanating from the distal end. The surfaces which do not retain cortex have a light patina or re-cortification across a large proportion of the remaining surface.The flint is a mid-brown colour, the re-cortification is a light grey in colour and the cortex is dark brown.
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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