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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Bronze Age date, circa 2350 - 800 BC. The implement is a crude scraper formed from a secondary flake which is D-shaped in plan and sub-ovate in section. The ventral surface is relatively smooth with the bulb of percussion and striking platform remaining from which ripples of percussion radiate. The dorsal surface is irregular with a large area of cortex still remaining. Numerous small flakes have been removed from the straight edge.The flint is a light orangey-brown colour with patches of a lighter chalky inclusion. The implement is 47.8mm long, 34.6mm wide, 14.5mm thick and weighs 26.4g.Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive than other artefact types. They had many different functions as they were very useful tools and were employed, for example, for skinning animals, removing the fatty deposit from hinds and much more.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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