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Description: | A collecton of seventy knapped flint microliths with backed points, dating to the Mesolithic period between c. 8000 - c. 4000 BC (length ranging from 9-27.5mm; average thickness: 2.5mm; collective weight: 32.55g). There are multiple arrises on the dorsal (upper face) side of the microliths, with normally 2-4/5 arrises on each piece. There is also some evidence of re-touching on the artefacts. In his 2004 publication 'Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics October 2004, Version 1',page 209, C J Bond describes microliths as a 'small blunt or bladelet, often with bulb removed and retouched by blunting, abrupt retouch along one or more edges. Types range from those produced using a 'broad' and 'narrow' blade technology and forms are classified in shape by non-geometric or geometric outlines'. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johnson, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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