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Description: | A re-touched flint flake tool of probable late Neolithic to early Bronze Age date.
The tool has been made from a large, broad flake. At the top is a significant portion of the core platform. A vertical ridge separates the outer face into two roughly equal, angled sections. The right hand side has two or three short flake removal scars at the top and retains much of the original flint cortex; The left hand side has one broad flake removal scar and has been re-touched along the bottom half of the outer edge. On the reverse is a bulb-of-percussion and rippling.
The tool measures 39.9mm high, 32.1mm wide and 12.8mm thick. The weight is 15.92g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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