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Description: | Complete and almost undamaged flint knife dating from the Early or Middle Bronze Age, i.e. c. 2100-1500BC. The object is thick-bodied and was probably produced from a larger secondary flake, which has been invasively flaked on ventral surface (probably later damage). Some waves/ripples and bulb scars still visible on ventral surface. Approximately 20 percent cortex remains on the dorsal surface. The short cutting edge (opposite the butt) has been retouched several times and looks used/worked with several areas of abrasion and very small retouch. There are further retouch marks along the entire left edge and the lower right edge of the dorsal face. The only retouch on the ventral face can be found along the blade where they appear to be mixed with bulb scars. A large part of the platform remains at the proximal end of the knife.
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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