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Description: | Small piece of worked flint, very probably a small piece of debitage dating from the late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, i.e. 2500-1500BC, possibly earlier (exact dating of stray finds of flint debitage is very difficult). The piece is small and can be compared to pieces of flint and chert debitage from Anglezarke Moor in Lancashire which was a well-known seasonal flint-working site throughout the Stone and Bronze Age. This flint is of white colour and it is not opaque or translucent. The white colour either suggests that the waste flake either suffered from extreme heat at some point or, more likely, from heavy patination in the ground. On image, the proximal side is to the right, possibly with some of the striking platform and core remaining; the distal side is to the left. The upper (dorsal) face is characteristed by two main arrises showing where other flakes have been knapped of the core. The lower (ventral) surface is, as can be expected, void of arrises, showing just very faint ripple marks. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Boughton, Dot - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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