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Description: | A complete flint pick of Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic date (6500 BC - 2900 BC). Length: 106.4mm; width: 52.2mm and 40.8 thick. Weight: 215.09g.This pick has been knapped overall. It is characteristically 'hump-backed' and is an elongated sub-oval shape in plan. In plan, the sides flare outwards slightly towards the cutting edge which has been achieved by crude radial flaking on the dorsal face. The rear face of the cutting edge does not have a transverse flake removal. In side view, the pick is widest at about 2/3 of the way down from the butt. At this point, on the dorsal side, it tapers abruptly towards the cutting edge. The patina covering the whole of the implement is of variable colouring, black, dark-grey and light creamy/grey.The implement is complete and in good condition. It was a surface find within the inter-tidal zone and is of particular interest as it is much smaller than most other reported Isle of Wight picks.
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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