SCRAPER (TOOL)

6 scrapers
Neolithic
Sizes range from 30mm long, 21mm wide, 14mm thick to mm by 15mm by 14mm by 4mm.

On all of these artefacts have one edge that has been retouched, this is the longest edge. This edge has been pressure flake in such a manner as to give it a convex curved edge with a steep bevel. On all of the objects, the dorsal (upper face) has two to three arrises running around the edge, which in turn are truncated by the flaking scars from the working edge. Only one of the scrappers has flaking scars the cover the whole surface of the dorsal.

One has a light grey patina, three have a dark grey/blue patina the with light grey mottling, one has a mid brown patina and one has an off white patinas. On four of the artefacts there is the remains of the creamy colour cortex on its surface.

These are part of a large assemblage of 511 flints. See GLO-BCDA95 for further information on the rest of the assemblage.

See the following records for a more detailed description of all the various tool types in this assemblage.

GLO-BD12D6 33 Microliths, Late Mesolithic.
GLO-BD5887 168 Blades, Late Mesolithic.
GLO-BDA977 Burnt flint, Mesolithic-Neolithic.
GLO-BDE290 35 Miscellaneous Retouched Flint Tools, Mesolithic-Neolithic.
GLO-F97CD6 21 notched backed blades, Late Mesolithic.
GLO-F9B535 2 notched backed blades, Early Mesolithic.
GLO-F9E575 4 notched backed artefacts, Late Mesolithic-Neolithic.
GLO-FCF783 9 saws/serrated edge blades, Late Mesolithic-Neolithic.
GLO-8F1425 42 Miscellaneous lithic artefacts, Mesolithic-Neolithic.
GLO-8F6712 42 Burins, Mesolithic-Neolithic.
GLO-8F92F3 97 fragments of debitage, Mesolithic-Neolithic.
GLO-8FE667 12 flakes, Neolithic.
GLO-9023A3 8 cores, Mesolithic – Neolithic.
GLO-908724 18 points, Mesolithic – Neolithic.
GLO-90C478 6 scrapers, Neolithic.
GLO-A1B033 4 scrapers, Mesolithic (probably).
GLO-A1D9B7 4 side and end scrapers, Mesolithic (probably).
GLO-A1E2C4 Side scraper, Mesolithic (probably).
GLO-A24824 Blade, Early Mesolithic.