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Description: | A fragment of very fine and well finished Neolithic to early Bronze Age lithic object. It has been fire cracked and both ends are broken. The object has an oval section, with chamfered sides. It has been heavily knapped. The flint has a light whitish-grey patination. Multiple flakes have been removed from the surface of the knife and the edges appear to have been heavily polished. No natural cortex survives and the internal flint is the same colour as the outer patinated surface. There are some flaws within the make up of the flint. Ripples of percussion can be seen with in the make up of the flakes that have been removed. The arrises are all shallow. The object probably dates to circa 3500-1500 BC. It is difficult to identify the exact classification of this lithic implement as it does not easily fit into a typology.
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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