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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic date, circa 4000 - 2300 BC. The implement is a thumbnail scraper, designed to be held between the thumb and forefinger, formed from a secondary flake which is ovate in both plan and section. The ventral surface is smooth with a visible bulb of percussion, striking platform and bulbar scar. The dorsal surface displays extensive semi-abrupt, long, stepped retouch around the distal edge and along both sides. The flint is a dark grey colour with lighter inclusions. The implement is 23.8mm long, 24.9mm wide, 8mm thick and weighs 6.6g.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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