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Description: | A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (c. 6500 BC ?? c. 2900 BC). Length 191.0mm, maximum width 61.0mm and maximum thickness 46.0mm. Weight 666g.
The flaked pick has probably been made from an elongated pebble. In plan, from the centre, it generally narrows towards the butt and widens towards the cutting edge. It has three main faces and is sub-triangular in cross-section. Flaking covers the whole of each face and just a small area of cortex is present on the top of the butt. A small area of ??battering??, also on the top of the butt, appears to have been caused when the implement was used as a hammer. The cutting edge, curved in profile, has been created by radial flaking on two of the faces and a single transverse flake on the other face. There is no evidence for wear or modern damage.
The implement is in perfect condition and has a creamy greyish patina with very occasional small patches of orange iron staining, mainly on the crests of the flaking scars.
It was probably a local product as flint is readily available in the Isle of Wight. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Basford, Frank - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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