|
Date: |
|
Description: | Group of 50 flints. They appear to represent at least 2 phases, a Mesolithic / Neolithic phase represented by blades and patinated pieces and a later probably later bronze Age / Iron Age phase represented by unpatinated flakes and retouched earlier pieces. Sample of flints from all over a field found during a MDDC rally.
1. Small squat flake, light patination, small area of cortex on one edge, dark grey black in colour, plain butt, flake scars on dorsal face,
2. Small squat flake, unpatinated, 50% cortex on dorsal face, dark grey / black in colour, plain butt, transverse flake scars on dorsal face.
3. Small short flake, very light patination, cortex on proximal end, dark grey in colour, natural butt,
4. Small squat flake, light patination, 60% cortex on the dorsal face, mid brown in colour, plain butt, one flake scare on dorsal face.
5. Snapped flake (blade), medium patination, mid grey brown in colour, part of distal end on snapped of, 3 flake scars on the dorsal face, fairly pronounced ripples, on ventral face, plain butt.
6. Retouched flake, light patination, 95% cortex on the dorsal face, mid grey brown in colour, plain butt, 2 small areas of retouch, one on each edge,
7. Short flake, medium patination, mid grey in colour, 2 flake scars on dorsal face, plain butt.
8. Small squat flake, unpatinated, cortex on distal end and on 1 edge, dark grey brown in colour, 1 flake scare on dorsal face.
9. Snapped flake/ blade, only distal end remains, that has a hinge fracture, unpatinated, colour dark brown,
10. Thick squat flake, very lightly patinated, cortex on 1 thick edge, dark grey/black, plain butt, 1 flake scare on dorsal face.
11. Thick retouched flake, unpatinated, cortex on distal and proximal end, black in colour, random flake scars on dorsal face, retouch on one edge.
12. Snapped retouched blade/flake, unpatinated, black in colour, only the mesial part remains, fine retouch on one edge
13. Snapped flake, unpatinated, proximal end missing, cortex on 1 edge and 20% dorsal face, light brown in colour, 1 flake scar on dorsal face with pronounce ripples, hinge fractured.
14. Small long thick flake, medium-heavy patination, mid grey brown in colour, cortex on one edge, triangular in cross section, plain butt.
15. Small squat unpatinated flake, black in colour, random flake scars on dorsal face, hinge fractured.
16. Long flake, very light patination, black in colour, cortex on one edge, flake scars on dorsal face, distal end snapped off, plain butt, cortex along one edge,.
17. Long flake, very light patination, dark grey black in colour, flake scars on dorsal face, plain butt, hinge fractured,
18. Small flake, light patination, dark grey in colour, random flake scars on dorsal face, plain butt.
19. Retouched flake, light patination, dark brown in colour, parallel flake scars on dorsal face, plain butt, hinged fractured, at a later date the flake was retouched and this area is unpatinated.
20. Chunky flake, light patination, dark grey/ black, 10% cortex on dorsal face, parallel flake scars on dorsal face, plain butt, partial hinged fractured.
21. Irregular natural flake, black in colour, secondary flake removals and limited secondary retouch along one edge.
22. Flake, medium patination, dark grey in colour, 1 flake scare on dorsal face, plain butt.
23. Notched flake, medium patination, dark grey in colour, 15%cortex on dorsal face, 4 flake scars on dorsal face, plain butt, a notch was added at a later date on one edge and is unpatinated.
24. Very small long flake, medium patination, mid grey brown in colour, flake scars on dorsal face,
25. Flake, medium patination, dark grey in colour, plain butt, hinged fractured.
26. Long flake, medium patination, dark grey in colour, 30% cortex on dorsal face, random flake scars on dorsal face, plain butt.
27. Flake, heavy patination, medium grey brown in colour, 40% cortex on dorsal face, 1 flake scare on dorsal face, natural butt.
28. Flake, heavy patination, dark grey / black in colour, cortex on 1 edge, flake scars on dorsal face, plain butt.
29. Flake, light patination, black in colour, 25% cortex on dorsal face, random flake scars on dorsal face, ventral face is very rough, probably due to poor quality of flint.
30. Large thick retouched flake, medium/heavy patination, black in colour, cortex on distal end, 4 flake scars on dorsal face, slight area of poor retouch on one edge.
31. Flake, light patination, dark grey in colour, thick cortex on one edge, flake scares on dorsal face.
32. Long chunky plunged flake, light patination on ventral face, random flake scars on dorsal face, small area of cortex, at distal end, plain butt.
33. Utilised flake, medium patination, dark grey/black, in colour, parallel flake scars on dorsal face, utilisation present on both edges, plain butt.
34. Small thick snapped blade, medium patination, dark grey in colour, 30% cortex on dorsal face, 2 parallel flake scars on dorsal face, possible utilisation on one edge, and damage on the other edge, distal end has been snapped off.
35. Snapped utilised bladelet, very light patination, dark grey brown in colour, 3 parallel blade scars n dorsal face, proximal end snapped off, possible utilisation on both edges.
36. Retouched blade, unpatinated, opaque grey in colour, parallel flake scars on dorsal face, retouch on one edge near the distal end plain butt.
37. Flake, medium patination, dark grey in colour, flake scar on dorsal face, cortex on distal and proximal ends, natural butt.
38. Utilised blade, medium patination, dark grey in colour, cortex on distal end, plain butt, parallel blade scars on dorsal face, useware on both edges.
39. Bladelet, light patination, dark grey in colour, parallel bladelet scars on dorsal face, plain butt.
40. Blade, light/medium patination, dark grey/black in colour, 50% cortex on dorsal face, 2 flake scars on dorsal face, plain butt.
41. Blade, unpatinated, dark grey/black in colour, 20% cortex on dorsal face, two blade scars on dorsal face, hinged fracture, plain butt.
42. Blade, heavy patination, dark grey in colour, 3 blade scars on dorsal face, plain butt.
43. End scrapper on a chunky flake, light patination, dark grey /brown in colour, 90% cortex on dorsal face, retouch on distal end, plain butt.
44. Flake core, possible very light patination, black in colour, 15% cortex, bipolar flaking,
45. Reused flake core, medium/heavy patination, some flake removals, cortex on 30% of the core, dark grey/black in colour, at a later date it has had an area of retouch applied along one edge.
46. Squat flake, heavily patinated, dark grey in colour, tacked from a natural flake, cortex on proximal end, oblique striking platform.
47. Flake, heavy patination, dark grey in colour, 25% cortex on dorsal face, plain butt.
48. Squat flake, heavy patination, mid grey brown in colour, hinge fractured.
49. Retouched natural flake, mid grey in colour, unpatinated retouch on one edge, 90% cortex on dorsal edge.
50. Flake, unpatinated, mid grey brown in colour, flake scars on dorsal face, modern damage. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rolfe, James - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
|
|