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Description: | 15 tertiary flint waste flakes. 11 retain the bulb of percussion and flaking scars dorsally. The remaining 4 are missing the bulb, but have wave of percussion on the ventral surface and some flaking scars dorsally. The flint varies in colour and patina: 2 of dark grey flint with white mottles and a mid-gloss patina, 1 of a dark blue-grey flint with a milky, mid-gloss patina, 7 of a pale brownish grey flint with darker grey patches and bands and a low-gloss patina, 3 of a mid grey-brown flint with a heavy milky-white mid-gloss patina, and 2 of a blueish grey flint with an off-white, patchy, mid-gloss patina. Some plough damage.
Max. length 45.5 mm , min. length 22 mm. Sample measuremants of two complete flakes;
46 mm x 23 mm x 8 mm
& 23 mm x 12.5 mm x 7 mm
(Weight below is for all flakes, the dimensions are a third complete flake) | 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 | Creator: | Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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