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Description: | Irregular shaped flint blade / core rejuvenation flake of probable late Mesolithic date (6500BC - 3500BC). The flake is sub-rectangular in plan and broadly sub-triangular in cross section. The bulb of percussion is present on the reverse and there is also no evidence of cortex on any part of the blade; this suggests that the flake was produced during the later life of the core once this material has been removed. There also no evidence of detailed retouch / reworking. It is most likely that this flake / blade has been struck from a relatively well developed core which has produced an overhang under the striking platform. This is shown by the number of blade scars on the body of the blade and also the knapped / prepared striking platform on the upper edge. To solve this problem and to continue working the core the knapper has rotated the blade through 180 degrees and struck this blade from the body of the core. This allows the core to be reworked evenly. The flint is a mid matt grey colour and has been slightly abraded in the ploughsoil. The source of flint is difficult to ascertain; much of the local flint is procured from glacial and riverine sources.
Dimensions: 50.8mm, 20.6mm, 12.2mm 6.68 grams. | Subjects: | Core Rejuvenation | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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