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Description: | Flint wedge, ovate in plan and plano-convex in profile and section. The wedge is bifacially reworked on both the distal and proximal ends and there is a hinge fracture above the proximal end on the ventral face. The wedge was used to split bone and there is evidence of battering at both ends. The flint is a mottled light to dark grey colour and was probably made from a local beach pebble. The length to breadth ratio is about 5:4. Bond (2004) illustrates similar examples on pages 145-6, Fig.5.131-132, Nos.15 & 50, which are referred to as a 'wedge-shaped scraper' and a 'strike-a-light' respectively. Both date from the Beaker period. Late Neolithic - 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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