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Description: | A flint blade of probable late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date.
This sub-rectangular blade has lost a small part of its distal edge, but is otherwise complete. The tool is of trapezoidal section and has evidence of re-touching on the central part of one vertical side. At the top is a small portion of the core platform and a diffuse bulb-of-percussion. The flint is mottled dark brownish-grey in colour.
The tool measures 37.9mm long, 19.9mm wide and 3.8mm thick. The weight is 3.44g. | Subjects: | Flint blade | 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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