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Description: | Large waste flake, of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. The flake is elongated sub-triangular in form, has a curved profile and is triangular in cross section. There is evidence of platform preparation at the proximal end, with the point of percussion and a small bulb of percussion visible. There are impact ripples along the ventral surface. The dorsal surface has a large amount of scaring where previous flakes have been removed. There is a large amount of mid-grey cortex on one edge. There is possibly some abrupt retouch along the other edge. It is 70.56mm long, 25.47mm long, 6.51mm thick and weighs 10.69 grams.
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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