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Description: | A flint 'Rod' or core tool of probable late Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. Part of a large assemblage of Mesolithic to Bronze Age flintwork*.
The tool consists of a sub-rectangular block. The bottom edge has been worked to a chisel-like point; the opposite end retains part of the flat core platform. On both the dorsal and ventral surfaces the flake removal scars are multi-directional. The flint is lightly patinated blueish-grey in colour.
The tool measures 66.7mm long, 29.5mm wide and 24.9mm thick. The weight is 66.32g.
*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-2F2323, BH-2F74C0, BH-2FA0C8, BH-2FCA68, BH-2FEC65, BH-301025, BH-303421, BH-304DB2, BH-305CD4, BH-307338, BH-30A518, BH-30D1D6, BH-56E0B2. | Subjects: | 'Rod' or core tool | 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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