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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic date, circa 4000 - 2300 BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a tertiary flake which is D-shaped in plan and section. The ventral surface is smooth with a visible striking platform and bulbar scar suggesting the soft hammer technique was used in its removal. The dorsal surface displays semi-abrupt, short, parallel retouch around the distal edge and both sides.The flint is a light white/brown colour. The implement is 26.2mm long, 20.6mm wide, 7.7mm thick and weighs 4g.Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive than other artefact types. They had many different functions as they were very useful tools and were employed, for example, for skinning animals, removing the fatty deposit from hinds and much more.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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