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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 and is of triangular cross section. The sub-triangular form has been achieved by a deliberate, angled truncation of the proximal end of the flake. Retouch is confined to the rounded distal end and is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. No ripples are visible on the ventral surface, which suggests soft hammer production. The white surface of the exposed flint is indicative of deposition in alkaline soil.Length: 48.7mm; width: 42.5mm; thickness: 9.2mm. Weight: 16.01g.
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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