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Description: | Complete flint blade of probable late Mesolithic date (6500BC - 3500BC). The flint tool is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section. The bulb of percussion is complete but trimmed. The two long sides and the lower end of the blade have been retouched / reworked. The retouch is most extensive on the right hand edge, where there is a higher density of flake scars. On the inner face of the flake is an area of either cortex or possibly a natural flaw like inclusion in the flint. This suggests that the flake was produced during the early life of the core or that it is from a riverine or glacial deposit. The flint is a mid grey colour and has been slightly abraded in the ploughsoil. The blade measures 57.5mm length, 25.2 mm width, is 7.7mm thick and weighs 12.13 grams.Flint tools from Shropshire are relatively rare compared to other areas of the country. This flint is likely to have come from a riverine or glacial source if made locally. This is part of a larger flint assemblage from the Wem area. See records:
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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