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Description: | Pale grey flint lithic implement fragment. Flake with two broad parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a slightly concave ventral surface. Long angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved end, making a small scraper. Very short abrupt retouch also executed from the dorsal aspect follows both straight edges forming cutting edges, though possibly as a sequence of usage. The end opposite the scraper's working edge is broken, probably recently. Patches of misty patina may suggest a fairly short period of exposure to a calcareous environment after the object was deposited. Suggested date: Early Neolithic, 4000-3500 BC.Length: 23.1mm, Width: 19.3mm, Thickness: 5.8mm, Weight: 2.56gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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