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Description: | A collection of twenty-six knapped possible microliths (some broken) with some re-touch, dating to the Mesolithic period between c. 8000 - c. 4000 BC (length ranging from 8-28mm; average thickness: 3.5mm; collective weight: 13.10g).Many of these microliths/ flakes have multiple arrises on the dorsal (upper face) side, with normally 1-4 arrises on each piece. There is some evidence of re-touch to either side of the length of some of these artefacts.In his 2004 publication 'Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics October 2004, Version 1',page 209, C J Bond describes microliths as a 'small blunt or bladelet, often with bulb removed and retouched by blunting, abrupt retouch along one or more edges. Types range from those produced using a 'broad' and 'narrow' blade technology and forms are classified in shape by non-geometric or geometric outlines'.
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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