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Description: | Three lithic implements
Neolithic
1, Circular scrapper; Length 21mm, width 24mm, depth 6mm. Slightly oval in plan, flat dorsal and ventral, the bulb is missing from the ventral but the emanating ripples are very pronounced. The edges are abrupt, with short scaled flaking scars. Light grey patina, the flint is slightly weather worn. Date, Neolithic.
2, Blade; Length 24mm, width 15mm, depth 4mm. One prominent arise running down the centre on the dorsal with a second to its side. Bulb of percussion on the ventral. Blade running down either side, both have been retouched with short subparallel flaking scars which have removed the patina. The base is snapped removing the bottom section. Bluish grey patina very dark grey in the breaks. Date, Neolithic.
3, Side and end scrapper; Length 18mm, width 27mm, depth 6mm. The bulb is missing from the ventral although the resulting ripples are visible, one arise on the dorsal. Retouch along the top and left edge, which has abrupt, scaled, short flaking scars. The right top corner has an abrupt sided notch 9mm long, the flaking scars have removed the patina exposing the dark blue flint, patina has started to from, light bluish grey patina covering the rest of the artefact. Date, Neolithic. | 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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