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Description: | An assemblage of five flint cores of late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. Part of a large assemblage of Mesolithic to Bronze Age flintwork*.
Four of the cores are probably early Neolithic in date and are single-platform cores; the remaining core, no. 32 (see photograph), is bi-polar and dates from the late Mesolithic to early Neolithic. The cores are of varying sizes and forms and all are fairly rough in appearance. Nos. 29 and 33 have flat core platforms and numerous parallel flake removal scars, which indicate the production of long, thin blades. Nos. 30 and 31 are similar in form but are shorter, with broader blade removal scars. No. 32 has opposing, irregular platforms and blade removal scars of varying widths. Several of the core platforms show possible evidence of preparation. Traces of cortex remain on nos. 29 and 32. The flint varies in colour from dark grey to a lightly patinated creamy grey or brown.
The largest core (no. 29) measures 57.9mm high, 40.9mm wide and weighs 99.89g; the smallest core (no. 31) is 43.4mm high, 40.8mm wide and weighs 37.14g. The total weight of the assemblage is 273.44g.
*See also: BH-D7D6B1, BH-D80626, BH-D85097, BH-2DC9D5, BH-2E2601, BH-2E5412, BH-2E7BB6, BH-2EA041, BH-2EB740, BH-2ECED3, BH-2F2323, BH-2F74C0, BH-2FA0C8, BH-2FCA68, BH-2FEC65, BH-301025, BH-303421, BH-304DB2, BH-305CD4, BH-307338, BH-30A518, BH-30BA93, BH-30D1D6, BH-56E0B2. | Subjects: | Flint blade cores | 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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