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| ID | 278 |
|---|---|
| Find type | Flint and lithics |
| Secondary find type | |
| Generic grouping | Flint and lithics |
| Phase | 2 |
| Layer | A143 |
| Feature | ABP |
| Burial number | |
| Artefact type | Side-scraper |
| Sub type | |
| Blank type | Flake |
| Fragment | |
| Percussion technique | Bipolar |
| Retouch type | Coarse retouch |
| Retouch extent | Continuous |
| Retouch position | Left side |
| Raw material | Flint |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Cortex | 1 |
| Burnt | 0 |
| Length | 29.1 |
| Width | 19.5 |
| Thickness | 6.3 |
| Weight | 0 |
| Comments | The scraper-edge is slightly convex and acute. The distal end is blunted and ends in an obtuse-angled tip, which may be a supplementary working end (borer?). The flat retouch identifies the piece as an artefact from the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. |
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