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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 is on a secondary flake, is suboval in plan and of broadly trapezoidal cross section. The butt of the flake has been removed and there are also no visible ripples, which indicates soft hammer production. Retouch has been carried out at the rounded distal end and continues down one of the mesial edges; it is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. The exposed surface of the flint is white due to deposition in alkaline soil.Length: 33.6mm; width: 37.8mm; thickness: 8.8mm. Weight: 13.4g.
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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