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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date, circa 7000 - 3500BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a tertiary flake which is ovate with a D-shaped section. The ventral surface is relatively smooth with a surviving bulb of percussion and striking platform while the dorsal surface is irregular with numerous flakes having been removed. Semi-abrupt, short and sub-parallel retouch is present along the distal edge forming the scraping surface.The flint is a grey colour with patches of a lighter chalky inclusion and iron staining on the surface. The implement is 38.2mm long, 26.2mm wide, 7.7mm thick and weighs 6.8g.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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