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Description: | Three flint waste flakes, found close together. All likely to be of Neolithic to Bronze Age date.1. Secondary waste flake with no signs of retouch. The edges remains sharp, with a small amount of plough damage. Cortex covers the majority of the dorsal face. The flint is mottled grey in colour with a high gloss patina. Length: 38.5mm, Width: 25.9mm, Thickness: 9.8mmWeight: 8.2g2. Tertiary flint waste flake with no obvious sign of retouch. The edges remain relatively sharp. The flake is dark grey-brown in colour with a lighter patch on the left hand side. Length: 41.2mm, Width: 36.9mm, Thickness: 7.4mmWeight: 11.3g3. Long thin secondary flint waste flake (or possible blade) with no obvious signs of retouch. The flake is covered with a mottled milky brown patina. Plough damage to the edges reveals a dark grey inner core below this. Length: 52.1mm, Width: 19.6mm, Thickness: 5.5mmWeight: 5.0g
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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