Knife or scraper

This flint knife from Blackhaugh in Roxburghshire dates from between 3400 and 2000 BC. It is not sharp-edged and may have been used as a skinning knife or to scrape fat from a hide. It may well have been imported to Scotland, perhaps from Yorkshire.

The discordial knife of dark grey flint has a ground edge.

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• Online ID: 000-100-032-097-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.AA 294
• Date: Between 3400 and 2000 BC
  
• Material: Flint, dark grey; discoidal; with ground edge
  Knife
  
• Dimensions: 2.90" x 3.20"
  
• What: Knife
  
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• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Blackhaugh
  
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• Description: Discoidal flint knife from Blackhaugh, Roxburghshire
  
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