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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 has three predominant negative scars and corresponding arrises. The distal, left and right hand edges have fine semi-abrupt retouch. The ventral surface has ripples of percussion emanating from the distal end. The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake.The flint is light brown in colour with cream and grey inclusions throughout.Length: 26.37mm, Width: 6.64mm, Thickness: 2.97mm, Weight: 0.6g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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