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Description: | A flint side and end scraper, probably dating from the Early to Mid Neolithic period (c. 4000 - 3300 BC).The tool has been made from a secondary flake, is 'pear-shaped' and of sub-triangular cross section. Retouch begins halfway down the right-hand mesial edge, extending around the distal end of the scraper and is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. Part of the striking platform remains, with a striking point and bulbar scar on the adjacent portion of the ventral surface. The white surface of the exposed flint is indicative of deposition in alkaline soil; there is also some iron staining.Length: 31.3mm; width: 31.4mm; thickness: 11.1mm. Weight: 10.15g.
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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