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Description: | A complete flint notched 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 right hand edge has a notched aspect which has fine semi-abrupt retouch along with the left hand side and distal edge. The ventral surface is smooth and predominantly flat with the exception of a small bulb of percussion situated at the proximal end with ripples of percussion emanating from it. The lithic retains no cortex and it is therefore a tertiary flake.The flint is grey in colour with dark grey and cream inclusions throughout.Length: 30.56mm, Width: 17.69mm, Thickness: 5.84mm, Weight: 3.0g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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