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Description: | A complete flint scraper/blade of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan and concaveo-convex in section. The dorsal surface has three predominant negative scars and corresponding arrises. The distal, left and right hand edges have fine, short, 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 cream in colour with cream and grey inclusions throughout.Length: 40.74mm, Width: 14.23mm, Thickness: 5.23mm, Weight: 3.5g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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