West Yorkshire Archaeology Service, Anna Marshall, 2005-06-17 14:00:13
Title
Thumbnail scraper
Description
English: Thumbnail scraper made from flint and dating to the late Neolithic – early Bronze age period. The tool is round in shape and has very fine unifacial working on the edges of the dorsal (upper) face. The ventral (or lower) face is flat with no retouch. The flint is pale-grey in colour. The tool weighs 2.96g and measures 20.55mm in length, 17.8mm in width and 7.19mm in thickness.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Leeds
Date
between 2500 BC and 1500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 99383 Old ref: SWYOR-696358 Filename: Thumbnail scraper 24.jpg
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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