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Description: | A complete flint Scraper of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-triangular in plan and plano-convex in section. The dorsal surface has four predominant negative scars, one of which is a deep hinged flake removal. The left hand edge retains cortex along its length and fine semi-abrupt retouch along the right hand edge. The distal end tapers to a slight point and the proximal end has been abruptly blunted. The ventral surface is slightly concave and has shallow ripples of percussion emanating from a small bulb of percussion situated a t the distal end. The flake retains a minor amount of cortex and is therefore a secondary flake.The flint is grey in colour with dark grey inclusions throughout. The cortex is light brown.Length: 34.42mm, Width: 22.75mm, Thickness: 4.73mm, Weight: 3.50g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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