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Description: | Eight lithic blades1) Length 51mm, width 17mm, thickness 7mm. One arise running down the centre, soft hammered bulb of percussion on the ventral, low, direct retouch at the tip. Grey flint with lighter patches, patina forming, this artefact dates to the Early Mesolithic. 2) Length 32mm, width 19mm, thickness 4mm. One arise running down the artefact, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, light grey patina, this artefact dates to the Early Mesolithic. 3) Length 33mm, width 22mm, thickness 4mm. One arise running down the centre of the dorsal, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, the distal end has been truncated, grey flint with a patina forming, this artefact probably date to the Early Mesolithic. 4) Length 45mm, width 15mm, thickness 5mm. Two arises running down the centre, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, short, low-angled, direct retouch on the left side, flaking on the right side which has removed the patina in that area is post-depositional damage. Creamy patina with light brown patches, grey flint is exposed where it has been damaged. This artefact dates to the Late Mesolithic. 5) Length 18mm, width 16mm, thickness 3mm. Two arises running down the centre, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, low-angled, inverse, scaled retouch on the left side, the distal end has been truncated. Brown flint with a patina starting to form. This artefact dates to the Early Neolithic. 6) Length 37mm, width 12mm, thickness 4mm. Two arises running down the centre, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, light grey patina with creamy speckles, this artefact dates to the Late Mesolithic. 7) Length 29mm, width 14mm, thickness 3mm. Two arises running down the centre, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, light grey colour with lighter patches, creamy patina forming, this artefact dates to the Late Mesolithic.8) Length 28mm, width 12mm, thickness 2mm. One arise running down the centre, soft hammered bulb on the ventral, grey flint with lighter grey speckles, this artefact dates to the Late Mesolithic.
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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