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Description: | A narrow flint implement (probably a chisel) of Mesolithic date.The object is sub-rectangular in plan has a lozenge-shaped section. The top edge retains part of the original cortex and has a small flattened portion, which is probably the remains of a core platform; the bottom edge is convex. The flint has been roughly worked on both sides by pressure flaking downwards at an angle of approximately forty five degrees from a central vertical point, resulting in a central ridge and narrow vertical edges. The surface of the implement is a slightly weathered light grey colour.The tool measures 127.5mm long by 29.2mm wide and 23.7mm thick. It weighs 100.96g.
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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