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Description: | A complete flint side scraper of late Mesolithic to Neolithic date (6500-2100 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in profile and concavo-convex in section. The dorsal surface is convex with four predominant negative scars and corresponding arrises. There is a minor amount of retained cortex along the distal right hand edge. The proximal end has been abruptly blunted and all other edges contain rough semi-abrupt retouch and the proximal edge has been abruptly blunted. The ventral surface is concave flat with shallow ripples of percussion emanating from the distal end. The lithic retains a minor amount of cortex and is therefore a secondary flakeThe flint is cream in colour with light grey 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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