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1884.140.1440.8

Stone scraper

1884.140.1440.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone scraper
Long description
Stone scraper of white patinated flint. Cortex on 25% of surfaces. Retouch on distal and right edge. [JW [Excav. PR] 23/05/2013]
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England East Sussex Wealden East Dean Birling Gap Hillfort near Bell Tout Lighthouse "Downs near Birling Gap"
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Neolithic
Date collected
1867
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Thick: max 16 mm, Width: max 60 mm, Length: max 85 mm, Weight 89 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.1440.8
Research and responses

The most probable location for this findspot is the hillfort near Bell Tour lighthouse, Birling Gap: see http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1002288 [Dan Hicks 16/08/2013]

Search terms: Tool, Flake, Scraper

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