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Description: | 52 lithic implements
1, Blade, length 33mm, width 12mm, thickness 4mm. Two arises on the dorsal, soft hammer bulb on the ventral. Dark bluish grey colour with creamy patches, patina starting to form. Date Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic.
2, Scale-flaked knife, length 33mm, width 20mm, thickness 5mm. Low semicircular cross-section, soft hammer bulb on the ventral. Long sub-parallel direct retouch on the right side, short retouch on the left with the remains of the cortex at the top. Mid brownish grey colour with lighter mottling, patina started to form. Date Neolithic.
3, 4 & 5, horseshoe scrappers, average size length 24mm, width 21mm, thickness 5mm. Semi-abrupt, parallel, direct runs around the forward edge and both sides. One is a light brown colour, one is light grey and the last is dark grey with lighter patches. Date Late Neolithic.
6, Truncated scrapper, length 27mm, width 15mm, thickness 6mm. Semi-abrupt, scaled, direct retouch runs down the length of one side, heavy damage to one side. Dark grey with light grey patches. Date Neolithic.
7, Miscellaneous retouched piece. The bulb is missing from the ventral, multifaceted dorsal. Direct short, low angled retouch down left side. Brown coloured flint. Date possibly Bronze Age.
8, Blade, length 17mm, width 10mm, thickness 3mm. One arise on the dorsal, soft hammer bulb on the ventral. Grey colour with creamy patches. Date Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic.
9, Miscellaneous retouched piece, length 23mm, width 21mm, thickness 10mm. The bulb is missing from the ventral, one high arise on the dorsal. Direct short, low angled retouch down left and right side, 5% cortex on the butt. Dark grey coloured flint. Date possibly Bronze Age.
10, 5 Primary flakes, average size length 25mm width 20mm, thickness 15mm. Three grey coloured flints, one light grey and one with a creamy patina, all have more than 50% cortex remaining. Date prehistoric.
11, 15 Secondary flakes. average size length 30mm width 15mm, thickness 12mm. Most have a dark grey colour, although about 20% do have a creamy patina, all have less then 50% cortex remaining. Date Prehistoric.
12, 23 Tertiary flakes, average size length 27mm, width 18mm, thickness 5mm. most have a light grey colour with a light patina, about 15% have a creamy patina. Date prehistoric. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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