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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 tertiary flake which is D-shaped in plan and section. The ventral surface is smooth with faint ripples of percussion. The dorsal surface is irregular displaying numerous small flake removals. Cross-abrupt, short and sub-parallel retouch is present on the distal edge from the ventral surface.The flint is a light grey/brown colour. The implement is 23.8mm long, 23.2mm wide, 3.5mm thick and weighs 2.3g.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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