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Description: | A complete chert notched scraper of late Mesolithic date (6300-4300 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular. The dorsal surface is convex and contains seven predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The mesial portion of the distal surface retains a minor amount of cortex. Both the proximal and distal ends have been abruptly blunted with a small semi-circular notched aspect along the right hand proximal edge. The left hand edge has fine, semi-abrupt retouch while the left hand edge has a centrally located semi-circular notched aspect with fine semi-abrupt retouch within and below the notch. The ventral surface is concave with a small bulb of percussion situated at the proximal end with shallow ripples of percussion emanating from it.The chert is cream in colour. The lithic retains a minor amount of cortex and is therefore a secondary flake.Length: 55.97mm, Width: 23.96mm, Thickness: 7.48mm, Weight: 8.4g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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