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Description: | A complete flint Notched Scraper of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan and plano-concave in section. The dorsal surface has two predominant negative scars. The right and left hand edges have fine abrupt retouch. The proximal end has been abruptly blunted and the distal end has a projecting spur from the right hand side of the distal edge. The ventral surface has a single small negative scar situated at the proximal end. The flake retains a minor amount of cortex along the proximal edge and is therefore a secondary flake.The flint is orange in colour with cream inclusions throughout. The cortex is light brown in colour.Length: 20.38mm, Width: 12.72mm, Thickness: 2.37mm, Weight: 0.60g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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