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Description: | 10 Blades
Late Mesolithic
Largest: length 31mm, width 15mm, depth 4mm
Smallest: length 11mm, width 9mm, depth 3mm
1; Blade, two arises running down the centre, about 30% of the cortex on this side. Blade on either side, both are slightly serrated due to use. Pronounced bulb of percussion on the ventral, hard hammered. Dark bluish grey with lighter blue mottling.
2; notched blade, two arises running down the centre. Alternating retouch which is short, parallel and semi-abrupt down the right blade, the left blade has two notches at an abrupt angle. The retouch was knapped after the patina had formed. Slight bulb on the ventral. Light bluish patina, with off with speckles, the retouched areas are dark bluish grey.
3; blade, one arise running down the centre, blade on either side. The left blade has abrupt, sup-parallel short retouch. The left blade has intermittent abrupt, sup-parallel short retouch that was made after that patina formed. Cortex on the butt. Bluish patina with very light blue mottling, where it has been knapped it is brown.
4; blade, two arises, blade on either side that has low angles, short, scaled bifacial retouch. Pronounced bulb on the ventral.
5; truncated blade, one arise, blade on both sides, semi-abrupt retouch on the left blade. mid greyish blue patina with white mottling. The end that has the bulb is missing.
6; truncated blade, two arises, blade on both sides, the left blade has abrupt, scaled, short retouch, the left blade is serrated through use. Pronounced bulb on the ventral. Mid brown colour, patina has not formed.
7; blade one arise down the centre, blade on both sides, the left blade has ver short, abrupt, parallel retouch. Dark brownish blue colour with creamy patch.
8; truncated blade, arise running down both sides, blade on both sides, the left blade has short stepped, semi-abrupt retouch. The bulb is missing from the ventral, the top and bottom ends are missing. Dark brown colour with creamy mottling.
9; blade, one arise, the side and forward edges have been retouched to the extent that the forward edge has been rounded off, retouch is low angled, short and subparallel. On bulb on the ventral. Light blue patina with white mottling.
10, truncated blade, one arise, blade on both sides, both blades have low angled, parallel short retouch, the forward edge is missing. Pronounced bulb on the ventral. Creamy patina, light grey in the break. | 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 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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