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Description: | A complete flint scraper of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains three predominant negative scars with corresponding arrises. The left and right hand edges have fine semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface has deep ripples of percussion emanating from the proximal end. The lithic retains no cortex and it is therefore a tertiary flake.The flint is cream in colour with grey inclusions throughout.Length: 37.76mm, Width: 14.72mm, Thickness: 4.67mm, Weight: 2.3g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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