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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Mesolithic date, circa 9000 - 4000BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a tertiary flake which is sub-ovate in plan and rectangular in section. The bulb of percussion and striking platform no longer remain and minimal working is present except for along the distal edge which has abrupt short, sub-parallel retouch to form the scraping edge. The flint is a light greyish colour. The implement is 37.6mm long, 22.6mm wide, 4.6mm thick and weighs 4.6g.Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive than other artefact types. They were primarily used for removing hair and fat from animal hides and it is assumed that sites with large assemblages of scrapers were base camps. In the Mesolithic period scrapers tend to be based on blades or elongated flakes and retouch is often limited to the end only.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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