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Description: | A flint end scraper of probable Early to Mid Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 3300 BC).The tool has been made from a tertiary flake which is of elongated-suboval shape and 'D-shaped' cross section. Retouch, confined to the rounded distal end, is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. Part of the striking platform remains, adjacent to which, on the ventral surface, there is a bulbar scar. The lack of ripples suggests soft hammer percussion. The white surface of the exposed flint indicates deposition within an alkaline soil.Length: 51.4mm; width: 29.5mm; thickness: 7.1mm. Weight: 12.49g.
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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