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Description: | A probable knapped flint fabricator. The fabricator has been knapped from a dark grey/black flint which has a waxy textured surface. It is an asymmetrical trapezoid in section and sub-rectangular in plan. The dorsal surface has three central vertical linear scars with large re-touch flakes along either edge. Off-centre on one edge is a slight notch. The proximal terminal has two narrow transverse flake scars. The distal terminal is slightly rounded. The ventral surface has pressure flakes around the notch. There is no bulb or percussion or bulbar scars. The fabricator measures 56.66mm long, 18.7mm wide and 13.24mm thick, weighing 19.2g.Fabricators were possibly used to shape other flint tools through re-touch or grinding (Butler, C. 2005 Prehistoric Flintwork Tempus, p.56). Another possible use was as an implement to light fires. This fabricator is similar in shape and size to that illustrated by Butler, Figure 71 which dates to the late Neolithic to early Bronze Age.
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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