Record ID: DUR-B8115C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unfinished discoidal flint scraper of probable early Neolithic date (c. 4000-2350BC). The striking platform is evident; on the ventral surface there is a negative scar where the top of the bulb of percussion has been removed. On the dorsal surface there are negative scars where previous flakes have been removed from the core. At the distal end there is a small area of cortex that resembles a second striking platform, this may indicate that the flake originates from an irregular core with two striking platforms which may indicate an early Neolithic date. There is a small…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.