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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 ovate in plan and D-shaped in section. The ventral surface is smooth with ripples of percussion. The dorsal surface is irregular with semi-abrupt, short and sub-parallel retouch along the distal edge forming the scraping surface. The left edge also displays abrupt, long, parallel retouch. A notched area is also present to the right mesial portion.The flint is a mid-grey colour. The implement is 38.2mm long, 26.2mm wide, 6.9mm thick and weighs 7.9g.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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