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Description: | Two small flint flakes, made by knapping. The first has been struck from a prepared core; it has been further trimmed, with the end with the bulb of percussion being removed. This flint curves along its length, so that one side is shorter than the other. The more convex of the two edges has had rounded notches made by pressure-flaking several small flakes away, perhaps to create a saw-tooth effect. There are more flake scars around the end already mentioned. The butt end and the more convex edge both appear to have suffered later damage and wear. This may be a practise piece, or perhaps a rejected piece. It is likely to date to the Mesolithic to Bronze Age period (c. 10000-600 BC). This flake is 36.41mm long by 21.18mm wide and 6.69mm thick, weighing 5.68g. The second flake is smaller, and roughly triangular in shape. It has a short sharp edge, and two longer edges, with secondary facets running lengthwise. The flake is fairly flat, seen from the side. This is likely to be a trimming flake, although the sharp edge could have been used for practical purposes. It is difficult to date such an artefact, as it has no special features, except that is it is likely to be mesolithic or later. This artefact is 24.18mm long, 18.12mm wide, 4.30mm thick at the apex of the two long edges, and weighs 1.44g. Both of these artefacts are made from fairly high-quality dark brown flint, with cream blotches, and both have very little later wear, and no patina or new cortex growth. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -10000
-600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Dom Andrews | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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