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Description: | Waste flake of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. Knapped from mid to light grey flint, there is a striking platform and a bulb of percussion at the proximal end of the flake, with impact ripples radiating out from it. 5% of the dorsal surface is covered in cortex. The distal end has snapped, and the flake shows signs of wear and plough damage. It is 49.89mm in length, 41.53mm across at the widest point and has a maximum thickness of 8.08mm. The flake weighs 26.40 grams. | 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: | -8300
-2100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Laura McLean | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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