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Description: | A complete flint Scraper of Mesolithic date (9000 - 3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan and concaveo-convex in section. The dorsal surface contains multiple negative scars with corresponding arrises. The distal and left and right hand edges contain short, parallel flaking and semi-abrupt retouch and the distal end has been abruptly blunted. The ventral surface is predominantly smooth with small bulb of percussion situated at the proximal end. The lithic retains no cortex and is therefore a tertiary flake.The flake is a dark grey in colour with cream inclusions throughout.Dimensions: Length- 23.78mm, Width- 15.83mm, Thickness- 7.02mm, Weight- 3.1g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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