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Description: | A complete flint implement, probably a miniature axehead of Neolithic date (3500 BC - 2100 BC). Length: 77.2mm; width: 36.8mm and 18.1mm thick. Weight: 62.52g.The implement has been manufactured on a thick primary blade. It is an elongated sub-oval shape in plan and is pointed at the butt end. In cross-section it is roughly 'D'-shaped throughout its length. The dorsal surface is 'rolled' and has flake scars along the edges but not at the extreme butt end. The cutting edge is semi-circular in plan and has mainly been created by a single transverse flake removal on the dorsal face and a much smaller removal on the ventral face. The rolled cortex, mainly situated at the central area, is a matt greyish buff colour and the flaked areas have an orange to dark grey shiny patina.The ventral surface is largely flat and has numerous small flake scars. A bulb of percussion is not present as this seems to have been obliterated during the knapping process. This surface has a shiny orange/grey patina and does not seem to be as rolled as the dorsal surface.There is finer working along both sides.This implement was found about 1.0m above the high water mark in cliff slumping. It is uncertain whether the implement came from a submerged landscape or whether it arrived on the beach due to cliff recession and landward slumping.It is probably a local product as flint is readily available in the Isle of Wight.
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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