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Description: | Incomplete segment of a snapped flint blade of probable late Mesolithic date (6500BC - 3500BC). The flint tool is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section. It measures 31.4mm length, 18.1mm width, is 9.5mm (max) thick and weighs 5.25 grams. The flint probably consists of the central or lower part of the blade; however, modern damage has obscured the detail which would enable positive confirmation of this. The bulb of percussion is not present however the initial ripples caused by the striking of the blade are clear on the reverse of the flake. The upper end of the blade is missing and the bottom end has been snapped and trimmed or reworked. The two long vertical sides of the blade have received relatively little retouched. The densest area of retouch is at the base which has been comprehensively flaked possibly to create a scraping tool rather than a cutting one. There is no evidence of cortex (the outer rind of the flint nodule) suggesting that the flake was knapped from a trimmed or relatively old core. The flint has a mid grey white (milky) patina which covers all surfaces apart from areas of modern damage. Where damage has occurred a mid brown coloured flint can be seen. There are no obvious flaws in the flint and it is unlike the majority of flint found in the Marches area. It is therefore likely that this is a blade from an 'imported' flint nodule / core. This is not unlikely as the tracts of land covered by Mesolithic peoples (often known as the seasonal round) are thought to encompass many hundreds of miles.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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