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Description: | A flint side and end scraper of probable Early to Mid Neolithic date (c. 4000 - 3300 BC).The tool has been made from a tertiary blade, which is of trapezoidal cross section, its irregular sides diverging towards the distal end. The clearest retouch is to the right-hand mesial edge and is long, sub-parallel and abrupt; the distal end also appears to have abrupt retouch, but unlike that to the mesial edge, this flaking cuts through the white surface patination and probably represents a later reworking. Part of the core platform remains, with an adjacent striking point on the ventral surface. The lack of ripples suggests soft hammer percussion.Length: 59.7mm; width: 23.1mm; thickness: 7mm. Weight: 12.69g.
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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