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Description: | A set of four lithic implements all found together, of different kinds but all dating to the Mesolithic period. The first object is a microlith of an obliquely blunted point type, demonstrating the typical curved outline with a flat back. It retains some cortex, but only on the distal end. Two pieces are waste flakes, which retain large amounts of the original cortex, but have patinised around stress lines, changing their original dark grey colour to a lighter shade. The final implement is somewhat perplexing, it has clearly been struck and removals have been made, but not enough to really be considered a core. The ventral face is noticeably flat, as if it was smoothed deliberately. This effect is accentuated by the one dip in the ventral surface, a clearly circular chip shaped removal, which has been smoothed over so that stress and fracture lines are not so sharp as on the other objects. The majority of the dorsal surface remains covered in cortex, and patinisation has begun to take place on the ventral, in addition to some slight iron staining.Dimensions:1 L.: 49.65mm, W.: 16.5mm, Th.: 7.7mm, Wt. 8.6g2 L.: 25.35mm, W.: 26.77mm, Th.: 8.15mm, Wt.: 7.65g3 L.: 30.6mm, W.: 12.5mm, Th.: 7.93mm, Wt.: 4.925g4 L.: 51.2mm, W.: 31.42mm, Th.: 16.15mm, Wt.: 34.85g
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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