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Description: | A flint round scraper made from a tertiary flake. Round scrapers are ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are therefore very difficult to date to any particular period.The proximal end of the original flake is flat and smooth. The ventral face of the flake features a bulbal scar and a low blub of percussion. The dorsal face is rough and irregular, the result of other flakes having been removed. The right edge, the distal edge and much of the left edge have been retouched to form the scraper. The retouch can be described as short, semi abrupt and scaled.The original flake has two bands of colour. The proximal half is pale grey and the distal half is blue/grey with white speckles. The change is abrupt with a definite line between the two bands of colour. The proximal end of the ventral surface has some whiter patches that might be patination. Both faces have areas of brown staining/concretion.The scraper measures 31.85mm long x 27.94mm wide x 8.19mm thick. It weighs 7.14g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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