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Description: | A flint sraper of possible Early Neolithic date (4000 BC -3501 BC).This implement is sub-rectangular in plan, sub-triangular in cross-section and has been made on a tertiary flake. The dorsal face has an off-centre vertical arris and the left side has uneven retouch which is short, parallel and low angled. The ventral face has a hinge fracture at the proximal end with a removal scar at the distal end. Ripples are barely apparent but their curvature indicates the distal end. The left side of the ventral face has been entirely retouched and the upper two thirds of the right side are retouched. All the retouch on this face is short, parallel and sub-parallel and low angled.This scraper is grey with a reddish ting and has a small amount of creamy mottling.Using an eye glass, there is no indication of any gloss or wear.Height: 43.0mm; width: 30.2mm; thickness: 6.4mm. Weight: 10.83g.
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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