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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; however the top part of the blade has been extensively trimmed. The two long sides and the lower end of the blade have been retouched / reworked. The retouch is most extensive on the left hand edge, where there is a higher density of flake scars. The base of the blade has also been heavily reworked with a number of small regular neat and evenly spaced scars. The flint is a mid grey colour and has been slightly abraded in the ploughsoil. The blade measures 59.2mm length, 30.1 mm width, is 10.7mm thick and weighs 19.15 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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