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Description: | A small waste dominated lithic assemblage of five blades/flakes, found scattered over a field (approx 100m2). The blades/flakes appear to be at least partially incomplete, and the absence of patina on some edges suggests that some damage may be recent, possibly from ploughing.1. Blade(?), incomplete, brown/grey flint, 0% cortex, light patina. Three scars on the dorsal face, length 23.1mm, width 12.0mm, thickness 6.6mm, mass 2.03g;2. Blade, incomplete, brown/grey flint, 5% cortex, light to moderate patina on approximately 10% of the surface, length 23.7mm, width 15.2mm, thickness 5.6mm, 1.30g;3. Blade, incomplete, grey flint, 0% cortex, moderate patina, length 23.1mm, width 13.8mm, thickness 5.0mm, 1.13g;4. Flake, incomplete, grey/brown flint, 5% cortex, light patina, length 12.1mm, width 7.8mm, thickness 2.8mm, 0.20g;5. Flake, incomplete, grey flint, light to moderate patina, length 19.1mm, width 11.4mm, thickness 3.0mm, 0.44g.The assemblage is likely to be mesolithic (Phil Watson, pers. comm.). Following Bond's methodology (2004), an analysis of the length/breadth ratio of the assemblage supports a (probably later) mesolithic date, but this must be handled with some caution as the blades/flakes are not entirely complete.
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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