Lot Essay
the scraper made from an echinoid is of especial interest, showing that prehistoric man took an aesthetic as well as a practical approach to selecting the stone material for tool making.
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YORKSHIRE, CIRCA 8000BCE
Details
A COLLECTION OF NEOLITHIC FLINTS
YORKSHIRE, circa 8000BCE
many labelled with locations, one scraper made from a fossil echinoid.
3in. (8cm.) the longest (47)
YORKSHIRE, circa 8000BCE
many labelled with locations, one scraper made from a fossil echinoid.
3in. (8cm.) the longest (47)
Provenance
Collected by Dr M.J. Wadsworth, circa 1930-50.