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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 triangular in plan and D-shaped in section. The ventral surface is smooth and the striking platform and bulb of percussion have been removed though ripples are evident. The dorsal surface is irregular with some long flakes having been removed and abrupt to semi-abrupt, short and parallel retouch is present along the left, right and distal edges. The flint is a mid to dark-grey colour with patches of a lighter chalky inclusions and a black seem running through it. The implement is 39.9mm long, 23.6mm wide, 6.8mm 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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