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Description: | An assemblage of twenty flint blades. Nineteen of the blades are of early to middle Neolithic date; the remaining blade (no. 26) is probable late Mesolithic. These pieces are part of a large assemblage of Mesolithic to Bronze Age flintwork*.
The Neolithic blades are of varying forms but are mostly parallel sided or converge slightly at one end. The dorsal surfaces generally exhibit three or four parallel flake removal scars, creating a trapezoidal profile. Most of the blades have serrated edges, which may be the result of re-touch, but is more likely (except, perhaps, in the case of no. 16) to have been casued by use. Some of the examples, most notably nos. 9 and 13, have deliberately cut notches. Five of the blades retain some surface cortex. Most of the blades have clear bulb scars on the reverse.
Blade no. 26 is different in character, being narrower and of a uniform width throughout. It has several vertical arrises on the dorsal surface and a small bulb-of-percussion at the proximal end of the the ventral surface. The distal end is missing and the continuation of the blueish-white patination across the surface of the break suggests that it occurred in antiquity.
The blades range from 17.5mm long to 46.6mm long. The total weight of the assemblage is 37.36g.
*See also: BH-D7D6B1, BH-D80626, BH-D85097, BH-2C8256, BH-2DC9D5, BH-2E2601, BH-2E5412, BH-2E7BB6, BH-2EA041, BH-2EB740, BH-2ECED3, 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 blades | 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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