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Description: | A flint scraper of probable Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c. 4000 - 1600BC). The scraper is struck off a secondary flake and retains <5% cortex. It exhibits six negative flake scars from previous flake removal. Three of the flake scars are parallel and have been struck at a 45 degree angle to the bulb of pecussion on the ventral face. They are divided from the other three flake scars by an arrise. There is along, sub-parallel semi-abrupt retouch running along one mesal edge from the proximal end and around the distal end. The ventral sureface exhibits a small , low bulb of percussion.The scraper measures 36.13mm in length, 39.42mm in width, is 14.72mm thick and weighs 21.69g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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