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Description: | Lithic implements 1) 4 Truncated blades average size length 12mm, width 13mm, thickness 3mm. Two have one arise and the last has two arises on the dorsal. One is the proximal end, one medial and the last is the distal end of a blade. One has a creamy patina and the other two have a light creamy-grey patina. These objects dates to the Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic. 2) Blade length 27mm, width 14mm, thickness 5mm. The dorsal is covered by 60% cortex and one arise, soft hammered bulb on the ventral. There is scaled, direct, retouch on the both sides. This artefact dates to the Neolithic. Date Neolithic. 3) 4 Miscellaneous retouch average size length 31mm, width 20mm, thickness 7mm. 2 have one arise on the dorsal and two have two arises, bulb of percussion on the ventral. All have short, low angled flaking scars, two examples these are on either side the last have them running down one side. One has a creamy patina with 15% cortex, the others are grey flints with a creamy patina. These date to the Neolithic-Bronze Age4) 3 Scrapers average size length 26mm, width 16mm, thickness 8mm. One is an end scraper, one is a semi-circular scraper, and the last appears to be a fragment of a side scraper. All have direct, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch. All have a creamy patina. These objects date to the Neolithic.
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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