Record ID: IOW-03EE33
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Neolithic 'side and end' flint scraper (3500 BC-2900 BC). This scraper has been manufactured on a round secondary flake. It has a large bulb of percussion and there is a striking platform at the proximal end. The dorsal surface is very uneven and has a patch of cortex and a natural void near the distal end. It has retouch around the sides and end which is abrupt and semi-abrupt, scaled and stepped. The scraper is grey with a creamy off-white area at the proximal end and the patch of cortex is pale orange. Height: 43.9mm; width: 42.5mm; thickness: 13.7mm. Weight: …
Created on: Friday 15th July 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.