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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of probable Neolithic date, circa 4000 - 2300 BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a secondary flake which is ovate in plan and section. Both the ventral and dorsal surfaces are irregular and cortex is retained on the proximal edge. Cross-abrupt, short and sub-parallel retouch is present to the centre of the distal edge.The flint is a mid-grey colour. The implement is 38.4mm long, 34.8mm wide, 9mm thick and weighs 17.6g.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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