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Description: | A flint flake which is 50.7mm long, 26.1mm wide and 6.3mm thick. The flake is not a specific tool form and has not been retouched. The flake is a tertiary one which is rectangular and has a ??hinged?? termination at the distal end. A hinged termination indicates that the force from the strike rolled sideways and caused the flake to terminate unevenly (Andrefsky, 1998, ??Lithics??, Cambridge University Press, page 18-19). This in turn indicates that the flake is not part of a larger tool that has broken, as this would produce a straight, ??step?? termination. There is some edge damage to both sides, suggesting that the flake may have been used as a sharp edge on an ad hoc basis. The broadness of the flake suggests an Early Neolithic date. The flint is a mottled dark and mid grey. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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