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Description: | A flint end scraper, probably dating from the Early to Mid Neolithic period (c. 4000 - 3300 BC).The tool is on a secondary flake, elongated-sub-rectangular in plan and of triangular cross section. Retouch, confined to the rounded distal end, is long, sub-parallel or scaled and semi-abrupt to abrupt. On the ventral surface there is a low bulb and no rippling, both of which suggest soft hammer production. The white surface of the exposed flint is indicative of deposition in alkaline soil.Length: 50.3mm; width: 26.2mm; thickness: 12.3mm. Weight: 15.19g.
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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