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Description: | Four mesolithic waste flakes. All four have evidence of retouch. 1) Weight: 5.8g. 36mm x 29mm. A waste flake Mesolithic (circa 8300 - 3500 BC). The bulb of percussion and striking platform both survive, there is evidence of platform preparation. Numerous blade flakes have been removed from the dorsal surface before this flake itself was removed. The flake has a hinge fracture. 2) Weight: 2.5g. 39mm length. A blade flake or possible burin. Mesolithic (circa 8300 - 3500 BC). The bulb of percussion and striking platform both survive, there is evidence of platform preparation and retouch. Numerous blade flakes have been removed from the dorsal surface before this flake itself was removed. 3) Weight: 10.5g. 33mm x 39mm. A waste flake Mesolithic (circa 8300 - 3500 BC). The bulb of percussion and striking platform both survive, there is evidence of platform preparation and retouch. Numerous blade flakes have been removed from the dorsal surface before this flake itself was removed. The flake has a hinge fracture and a quartz flaw is evident. 4) Weight: 6.2g. 36mm x 23mm. A waste flake, Mesolithic (circa 8300 - 3500 BC). The bulb of percussion and striking platform both survive, there is evidence of platform preparation. Numerous blade flakes have been removed from the dorsal surface before this flake itself was removed.
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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