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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic date, circa 4000 - 2300BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a tertiary flake which is D-shaped in plan and section. The ventral surface is smooth with a visible bulb of percussion from which ripples emanate. The dorsal surface has had two large flakes removed from either side plus an area of extensive working at the distal edge. Abrupt, invasive and sub-parallel retouch is present along all edges forming the scraping surface.The flint is a mid-grey colour with patches of a lighter chalky inclusions. The implement is 40.2mm long, 31.8mm wide, 6.4mm thick and weighs 10.9g.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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